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  • Rachel Weisz to Play Real-Life Mercenary in Thriller Film ‘Snatchback’

    Rachel Weisz has signed on to star as a real-life mercenary who helps families find their kidnapped children in an upcoming thriller called Snatchback, set to shoot later in 2015.

    In addition to starring as Maureen Dabbagh, whose husband kidnapped her daughter back in 1992, Rachel Weisz will also produce the film, alongside Frida Torresblanco of Pan’s Labyrinth fame.

    Pete Travis will both write and direct the film.

    Snatchback sees Maureen Dabbagh–or Mo, as she is called–find out ‘how far she is willing to go to get her child back. In the years after the kidnapping, she becomes a mercenary engaged in dangerous missions across the Middle East to help other families recover kidnapped children–while never giving up on her own search,’ according to the Hollywood Reporter.

    Rachel Weisz is presently featured in two films at the Cannes Film Festival–The Lobster and Youth. The Lobster is a surreal romance set in a future during which singles are expected to find a matching mate within 45 days or be transformed into animals and released into an area known as the Woods. In addition to Rachel Weisz, it stars Colin Farrell, Lea Seydoux, John C. Reilly, Ben Whishaw, Olivia Colman, and Michael Smiley.

    Youth is about a composer and a film director, vacationing together in the Alps. Both men are contemplating their children’s lives and their own careers. Jane Fonda and Michael Caine star alongside Rachel Weisz in this drama.

    Life is certainly full–and no doubt fulfilling–right now for Rachel Weisz. She’s come a long way from her role in The Mummy, and it certainly looks like her future is very bright.

  • Rachel Weisz in Two Films Vying for Cannes Film Festival Top Prize

    Rachel Weisz has two chances for shining brightly at the Cannes Film Festival next month. The actress stars in La Giovinezza, an Italian-directed film that also stars Jane Fonda and Michael Caine. In addition, Weisz stars in a Greek entry, The Lobster, alongside Colin Farrell.

    The star of The Mummy, Rachel Weisz is nothing if not amazingly versatile at her craft. Whether performing in a horror flick, a tear-jerker, or an action film–Weisz is on her game.

    Rachel Weisz debuted in the film world back in 1994 in Death Machine, but her breakthrough came two years later when she appeared alongside Morgan Freeman and Keanu Reeves in Chain Reaction. In addition to these films, Weisz has appeared in Eragon, The Lovely Bones, The Bourne Legacy, Oz the Great and Powerful, and several more.

    While appearing at Cannes, Rachel Weisz will show two sides to that versatility. La Giovinezza features two old friends vacationing at the foot of the Alps. They ponder about the confusion in their children’s lives and seriously consider their careers.

    In The Lobster, Weisz channels her inner sci-fi in a film where single people must find mates within 45 days or they are transformed into animals and released into a life in the woods.

    In other Rachel Weisz news, the actress was chosen as one of Variety’s Power of Women honorees. She received the honor for the work she does to help students attain college educations.

    “Both my parents were immigrants and it was the most important thing that I go to a good university,” she told Variety.

    The Cannes Film Festival entries don’t represent down time for Rachel Weisz. She is presently working on The Light Between Oceans based on the book of the same name by M.L. Stedman.

    Do you expect Rachel Weisz and one or both of her films will emerge a big winner at Cannes next month? The Cannes Film Festival runs from May 15 to May 24.

  • Daniel Radcliffe Returns to Magic in the ‘Now You See Me’ Sequel

    Daniel Radcliffe is returning to magic – but it’s not in the way you might think. The British actor was recently cast in the sequel of Now You See Me, the heist film released in 2013. Radcliffe will be playing Michael Caine’s son and joining the heist gang along with returning actors Isla Fisher, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg.

    Said Michael Caine about the casting news: “There’s a sequel to Now You See Me and we’re shooting in London. I shoot in December, the whole of December in London, and my son is Harry Potter. I thought it’d be funny, me and Daniel Radcliffe as father and son.”

    Now You See Me was a surprise success upon its release, making over $350M worldwide. The movie follows a group of highly-skilled illusionists joining together to use their tricks to conduct bank heists. Says media blog Hey U Guys: “The movie was an awful lot of fun and now with Radcliffe on board, it looks like that is very much set to continue.”

    The news comes to some Radcliffe fans as unexpected; the 25 year-old actor has been making serious strides to establish himself as an actor beyond magical roles. His recent roles include British horror movie The Woman In Black and the Allen Ginsberg biopic Kill Your Darlings. There’s been no word at the extent of Radcliffe’s role in the Now You See Me sequel, so fans will have to wait and see just how much magic is left in Dan.

    Before we see Radcliffe using magic again, we’ll first see him as a young man named Ig in Horns, a dark thriller about a man who sprouts horns from his temples following the death of his girlfriend.

    You can expect to catch the Now You See Me sequel in theaters in 2016.

  • Sandra Bullock Planning Miss Congeniality TV Show

    Sandra Bullock liked her Miss Congeniality role so much that she might reprise it on the small screen.

    According to Radar Online, an unnamed source says Bullock is planning a television spinoff that will be Bridesmaids meets 24.

    “Sandra loved her Miss Congeniality FBI agent character Gracie Hart and the concept so much that for years she has continued to keep up friendships with FBI agents she met while researching it, ” the source said.

    Miss Congeniality released in 2000 and starred Bullock as an FBI special agent who goes undercover by joining a beauty pageant. Candice Bergen, Benjamin Bratt, Michael Caine, and William Shatner costarred. The movie was a box office success and was nominated for several awards, including two Golden Globes.

    The less-successful sequel, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous released in 2005.

    Bullock stepped into a similar role in 2013’s The Heat, starring alongside Melissa McCarthy as FBI special agent Sarah Ashburn. Like Miss Congeniality, The Heat was a commercial and critical success. It also marked Bullock’s biggest box office opening ever.

    “Sandra loves that real FBI agents, particularly female ones, continue to respond to and write her letters about both Miss Congeniality and The Heat,” said Radar Online’s source.

    Bullock has a few years of television experience under her belt. Her production company Fortis Films executive produced The George Lopez Show from 2002 to 2007.

    Entertainment Weekly named Bullock its 2013 Entertainer of the Year following the success of Gravity and The Heat. The former earned the actress an Oscar nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role.

    Bullock will voice a character in Despicable Me spinoff The Minions which is scheduled to release in December 2014.

    There is talk of a sequel to The Heat but Bullock says she won’t be part of it.

    “I’m not doing a sequel to The Heat,” she said at the Gravity premiere. “I’ve done two sequels. They were horrible.”

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  • Colin Firth Spotted Filming ‘The Secret Service’

    Colin Firth was spotted on Friday–along with Michael Caine–shooting scenes for the upcoming film, The Secret Service. His role is not at all what one might expect of Colin Firth

    Firth plays the role of a top-notch British spy, Jack London. London is working to save the life of his nephew–played by Taron Egerton. He takes the young man under his wing in an attempt to prevent him from enmeshing himself with a dangerous crowd.

    On Friday, Firth was spotted on set alongside Sir Michael Caine. Caine will portray the head of the British spy agency for which London works.

    The Secret Service is based on the comic book written by Dave Gibbons of Kick-Ass fame, and illustrated by Mark Millar of Watchmen fame. Samuel L. Jackson play’s the story’s villain. Directed by Matthew Vaughn, rumor has it stars like Adele, David Beckham and Taylor Swift are set to make cameo appearances.

    Twitter fans are abuzz about the news. After all–Colin Firth is still sexy, even when he plays a middle aged British spy–right? And the all-star cast is exciting as well.

    The Secret Service isn’t set to hit theaters until March of 2015. That means Colin Firth and the rest of the cast have a lot of work to do in the coming months. When this movie premieres, however, it will probably mean an Oscar nod for the handsome and incredibly talented actor.

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