JOEL EDGERTON CAST IN KATHRYN BIGELOW'S BIN LADEN FILM

Joel Edgerton & Mr. Will-W. - April 2010

2012 will be Joel Edgerton's year.  Mark these words.  The brilliant and always hard-hitting Australian Actor has just officially been cast in first female Oscar-winning Director Katyhrn Bigelow's (The Hurt Locker) next Film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden.  The Film was in-development prior to that one's death in May 2011 and has been re-written to include updates.

There is however, a bit of controversy though surrounding the Film from Sony Pictures as there are allegations that Bigelow may have been given access to highly-guarded information about Seal Team 6, which executed the anti-terrorist Mission.  The matter currently is being investigated by U.S. government officials, which possibly could delay or thwart completely its October 2012 release.  A couple working titles for the Project are Kill bin Laden and Seal Team 6.  It is said to star Rooney Mara, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba and more.

Edgerton despite turning down a Prequel to 300, will be seen this year in Baz Luhrmann's big-budget The Great Gatsby 3-D from Warner Bros. and also Disney's The Odd Life of Timothy Green.  His Agent definitely deserves a pat on the back, wouldn't you agree? He also can be seen in Aussie Thriller Wish You Were Here alongside Teresa Palmer.

DIRECTOR BAZ LUHRMAN CRACKS HEAD OPEN: HALTS PRODUCTION ON "THE GREAT GATSBY"

Still from The Great Gatsby

Ouch! Director Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge) has halted all production on his $125 million 3-D Spectacle The Great Gatsby, due in theatres next Christmas via Warner Bros.  The Aussie apparently had cracked his head on the weights on the end of a camera crane, resulting in Producers calling an early Christmas Holiday for the Cast (including Leonardo DiCaprio, Joel Edgerton, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan) and Crew, whom are based currently in Sydney, Australia.

Read more about the incident in the Sydney Morning Herald.

(Photo credit: Warner Bros.)

AFTER COMIC-CON WILL "DRIVE" BE SURFACING AT TIFF?

Ryan Gosling & Mr. Will-W.

Yesterday the Press Conference for Cannes Film Festival favourite Drive was held in San Diego amidst all the Comic-Con fun, and star Carey Mulligan had nothing but praise for her handsome co-star Ryan Gosling.  She revealed, "He was amazing, such a nice guy, and explained his preparation for his role as a Stunt Actor.  "He spent months before the film knowing everything there was to know about cars. He built his own car for the film...and he learned stunt driving! He was a machine. Everyone loved him, he was a dream, he was amazing.".  Mulligan will be headed to Australia shortly to begin work on Moulin Rouge Director Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby 3-D alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Isla Fisher and Joel Edgerton.

Danish Director Nicolas Winding Refn told those in attendance that upon first meeting Gosling, he was worried that he had made a negative impression for himself after having taken medication for his Flu beforehand.  Refn says, "It was like a blind date in real life; nobody was going to get fucked tonight. We had simply no connection because I was so out of it, so stoned.". Hilarious!  Like in real life sometimes you can't just base things on a first impression as clearly things worked out with the great buzz Drive is receiving right now.

BEN AFFLECK ALMOST CONFIRMED FOR "THE GREAT GATSBY 3-D"

Ben Affleck - TIFF 2010

Although I'm not quite sure how it's going to work in 3-D, Director Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is said to have lured its newest Cast member in Ben Affleck. 

The Actor/Director is said to almost be confirmed for the role of Tom Buchanan, Husband of Daisy (Carey Mulligan) in the Story. Also attached to the project so far are Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire.

 

Affleck seems to be thriving right now as a Director hot off the success of The Town, and is still in talks to direct Argo in Iran, which is based on the true story of the Hostage Crisis in Tehran in the late '70s.  Warner Bros. will be releasing both Argo and The Great Gatsby 3-D.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will-W.)

CAREY MULLIGAN CAST IN BAZ LUHRMANN'S "THE GREAT GATSBY"

Carey Mulligan at TIFF 2010

The kindest, most gracious and beautiful Carey Mulligan just received a bit of great news from Director Baz Luhrmann, who has cast her in the plum role of Daisy Buchanan in his upcoming big budget adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The groundbreaking Novel is a critique of the American Dream and inspired many other important films which also touched upon the topic, like Oscar-winning American Beauty.  It is said that Leonardo DiCaprio will be playing the role of Jay Gatsby.

Moulin Rouge Director Luhrmann also is reportedly in talks with the Creators of Glee to be a Guest Director on an a future episode after having approached Ryan Murphy recently about this; he is a huge fan fo the Show.

Carey Mulligan, A-Lister.  It's official.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will-W.)