'R#J' Review: 'Romeo & Juliet' Retold Across Phone Screens [Sundance 2021]
In our R#J review, we take a look at director Carey Williams' modern reimagining of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, told primarily through social media.
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'Romeo And Juliet' Is Getting A TV Sequel From ShondaLand
A Romeo and Juliet sequel is in the works at ABC, with Shonda Rhimes' ShondaLand producing. It's based on the novel Still Star-Crossed by Melinda Taub.
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'Romeo And Juliet' Is Getting A '300'-Inspired Makeover
A Romeo and Juliet 300-style movie is in the works. Sony is acquiring a script that puts the classic Shakespeare play through a Zack Snyder-esque lens.
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'Romeo & Juliet' Trailer And Poster: Young Hearts Run Free
These days, teen romances are as likely as not to involve vampires, werewolves, zombies, aliens, and/or hellish dystopian landscapes. At their heart, though, so many of them are about forbidden love of one kind or another. In other words, they're essentially Romeo & Juliet with supernatural bells and whistles. Now along comes the original Romeo &…
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Casting Bits: Paul Giamatti In 'Romeo And Juliet', Martin Freeman, Noel Clarke, And Tim Curry In 'Saving Santa', Hugh Bonneville In 'Dead Simple'
Whether the world really needs another Romeo and Juliet adaptation is up for debate, but Carlos Carlei's upcoming film boasts some intriguing talent, at least. The script comes from Gosford Park and Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes, while young up-and-comers like Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth, Ed Westwick, and Kodi Smit-McPhee are lined up to star.…
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Casting Bits: Kodi Smit-McPhee In 'Romeo And Juliet,' Michael Pena Signs For 'Gangster Squad,' Corbin Bernsen Joins 'Lay The Favorite'
An up and comer, a recognizable character actor and a seasoned veteran have all signed on to very different projects. The up and comer, Kodi Smit-McPhee, best known for his awesome work in The Road and Let Me In, is reportedly circling the role of Benvolio in Carlo Carlei's new film adaptation of William Shakespeare's…
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VOTD: '[the Films Of] Baz Luhrmann'
In our last post about Kees van Dijkhuisen's ongoing "[the films of]" series, we gave his hint for the next director who'd be getting the montage treatment: "theatrical." At the time, we could only guess what that clue might mean. Now, in retrospect, the answer seems obvious. The fifth installment of van Dijkhuisen's yearlong, twelve-part homage…
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Casting Bits: Tommy Lee Jones Confirmed For 'Great Hope Springs;' Maggie Gyllenhaal In 'Voice From The Stone;' Holly Hunter In 'Still I Rise' And 'Romeo And Juliet'
Great Hope Springs, the movie in which Meryl Streep plays one half of a married couple spending a week of marriage and sex therapy with a famous therapist (Steve Carell) has gone through a few possible male leads. Jeff Bridges was mentioned early on, and James Gandolfini looked like a possibility at one point. (Those…
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Casting Bits: Hailee Steinfeld In 'Romeo & Juliet', Tim Roth Signs On For 'Arbitrage'
Hailee Steinfeld may have lost Katniss Everdeen to Jennifer Lawrence, but she'll be portraying an even more famous teenager soon. The young True Grit star is reportedly in talks to join Carlo Carlei's Romeo and Juliet as Juliet. For those who've somehow managed to get this far in life without knowing about Romeo and Juliet,…
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Catherine Hardwicke In Talks To Direct ABC's 'Romeo & Juliet' Series
Catherine Hardwicke’s proposed contemporized Hamlet retelling with Emile Hirsch didn't work out as planned, but she may yet have her shot at tackling one of Shakespeare's classic works. The director is currently in talks to direct the pilot for Romeo & Juliet, a TV series adaptation of the play that "follows the famous love story…
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The /Filmcast: Bonus Episode - Dan Trachtenberg And Dave Chen Talk Movie Scores
In this special episode of the /Filmcast, Dan Trachtenberg from The Totally Rad Show joins David Chen to geek out about their favorite soundtracks. To listen to all of the songs that Dan mentioned during this episode in their entirety, click here to go to Grooveshark. To listen to all of the songs that Dave…
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