As "Entertainment Weekly" reports, beside
Victor Hugo's
LES MISERABLES (Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Russell Crowe),
Charles Dickens'
THE GREAT EXPECTATIONS (Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes) and
Tolstoy's
ANNA KARENINA (Jude Law, Matthew McFadyen, Aaron Johnson), we shall watch another movie adaptation of a classic novel:
THERESE RAQUIN by
Emile Zola set in Paris in 1867, which follows young Therese, who is forced by her aunt, Madame Raquin, into a loveless marriage to her sick, spoiled first cousin. Therese soon becomes obsessed with her husband’s friend Laurent and is pulled into a devastating affair with him that unravels all of their lives. It is interesting that the lead roles will go to
Glenn Close and young
Elizabeth Olsen, who are both huge contenders for Oscars next year thanks to their roles in
ALBERT NOBBS and MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE.
HOLLYWOOD SPY HEADLINES
As you've heard by now, the new host of the
OSCARS 2012 will be
Billy Crystal who is taking the role instead of
Eddie Murphy. There was a huge group lobbying for
The Muppets to be the hosts, and even their screenwriter said it's a brilliant idea, but the role went to Crystal.
And according to "The Hollywood Reporter" everyone's favourite
Reese Witherspoon has got herself a new role: she will star in
RULE #1 a comedy about a 34-year-old woman trying to cope with OCD, who takes in a young woman with ADD and her newborn baby in an effort to face her anxieties and ultimately get her estranged husband back. The resulting effort takes the woman's already chaotic world spinning into the next level.
One of the hottest projects currently when it comes to casting is the movie adaptation of
Stephenie Meyer's sf novel
THE HOST in which
Saoirse Ronan will play a girl in the world in which human souls are invaded by alien creatures. The film will have two male leads. The role of her boyfriend just went to
Max Irons (RED RIDING HOOD) who won it over
Liam Hemsworth, Jai Courtney and
Kit Harington and "Deadline" reports that the role of the villain in the film will probably go to young
Jake Abel . He starred previously in THE LOVELY BONES, I AM NUMBER FOUR and PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS THE LIGHTNING THIEF. The film is being directed by
Andrew Niccol from GATTACA and
IN TIME.
Murphy. There was a huge group lobbying for The Muppets to be the hosts, and even their screenwriter said it's a brilliant idea, but the role went to Crystal. And according to "The Hollywood Reporter" everyone's favourite Reese Witherspoon has got herself a new role: she will star in RULE #1 a comedy about a 34-year-old woman trying to cope with OCD, who takes in a young woman with ADD and her newborn baby in an effort to face her anxieties and ultimately get her estranged husband back. The resulting effort takes the woman's already chaotic world spinning into the next level.
