CHLOË GRACE MORETZ TO STAR IN TORONTO-FILMED "CARRIE" REMAKE

Chloë Grace Moretz at TIFF 2011

Although I'm unsure that it needed to be re-told again, it's pretty much in-the-books that Teen Actress Chloë Grace Moretz will be starring in an upcoming Remake of Stephen King's Carrie. The superb 1976 Horror starring Sissy Spacek saw her garner an Oscar nomination for her work. The Film is about an abused Girl with Telekinetic powers who is pushed over-the-edge on her Prom night when her Classmates decide to pull a horrible prank on her.

Directed originally by Brian De Palma, this Version is said to star also Jaime King, while Julianne Moore and Jodie Foster currently are being sought to play the role of Carrie's Mother. Oh, and yes, Toronto is said to be the location of choice for Production, with another Remake in Robocop also set to film here later this year.  This is going to be good.

King took to Twitter to congratulate Moretz on the Role below, pretty much confirming the above:

Moretz was just in Toronto last Fall promoting Hick at TIFF 2011.  She gained popularity for her work in 2010's Kick-Ass which partly was filmed in the City also.  An incredibly sweet Girl!  Click here to read about her last visit here.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will-W.)

FIRST OFFICIAL TRAILER & POSTER FOR "CARNAGE"

Official French Poster for Carnage

Although it sadly won’t be premiering at TIFF 2011, Roman Polanski’s eagerly-awaited new Film Carnage with its impeccable Cast of Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, John C. Reilly and Christoph Waltz, just surfaced today... and it actually looks funnier than imagined. Nothing like seeing a bunch of Adults acting like Kids – Oscar-winning/nominated Adults above that!

December 16, 2011 has been pegged as the Limited Release date in select cities. Cannot wait!

Click here to watch the Trailer in full. 

(Photo credit: Sony Pictures Classics)

NEW STILLS FROM ROMAN POLANSKI'S "CARNAGE"

Still from Carnage

You could cut the tension with a Butter Knife. Check out some of these new stills from Roman Polanski's adaptation of the play God of Carnage, simply titled Carnage. Sony Pictures Classics releases the Drama about two Couples who decide to sit down and have a rational discussion after their Children have a fight at school.  Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly and Christoph Waltz star in quite possibly the most perfect Ensemble Cast ever assembled.

There's some TIFF buzz on this one - crossing fingers we'll see this one in Toronto this September! I'll be first to line-up to get tickets!  A release date is still to be confirmed.

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JODIE FOSTER IN TORONTO FOR CANADIAN PREMIERE OF "THE BEAVER"

Jodie Foster at Toronto Premiere of The Beaver

In an absolute surprise, it was announced last week that two-time Academy Award Winner Jodie Foster would arrive in Toronto to do Press for long-delayed Comedy/Drama, The Beaver.  Also included on her itinerary was an appearance at the Canadian Premiere for the Film at the TIFF Bell Lightbox this evening, treating an intimate audience of Fans and Media to a rare Q&A session.

Foster helms and acts in The Beaver which centers around Walter (Mel Gibson), a Toy Company Executive, Husband and Father of two, who suffers from Depression.  His illness strains his relationship with  Wife Meredith (Foster) and two Sons Porter (Anton Yelchin) and Henry (Riley Thomas Stewart).  Oddly, he gets a second wind in life, finding inspiration in a Beaver Puppet he stumbles upon one day by chance.  The Puppet gives him the strength, self-confidence and the courage to save his Company from Bankruptcy and also drive him to reconnect with his estranged Family.  Things become problematic though when we realize that Walter is unable to act out of his own Free Will with the Beaver deciding his every move.

Yes, The Beaver sounds absolutely ridiculous on paper but Foster makes it a heartfelt and tender experience.  Most of all, Gibson puts in a tour-de-force performance as troubled Walter, really giving it his all, drawing from that deep emotional well which has been accumulating under public scrutiny.  Supporting performances from Foster herself, Yelchin and Academy Award nominee Jennifer Lawrence are insightful and authentic. Thanks to Kyle Killen's thoughtful Screenplay, we are entrenched deeply in the mind of a Man who wants to get better, while at once genuinely not knowing how to get better.

Foster answered questions from TIFF's Head of Film Programmes Jesse Wente and also audience members.  She explained what a struggle it was to get this Film off the ground and the fact that it is being released already in itself is a victory for her.  Believe me, those of us in Toronto have been waiting patiently.  With rumours of a TIFF 2010 Premiere never amounting to anything, Film Buffs have been united by their collective eagerness to see what the commotion is all about.

KATE WINSLET AND JODI FOSTER HEADLINE POLANSKI'S GOD OF CARNAGE MOVIE

Jodie Foster at TIFF 2007 for The Brave One

Roman Polanski has been tapped to direct a screen adaption of Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage starring an all-star cast of Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Matt Dillon and Christoph Waltz.  Can somebody just hand them the Oscars in all the acting and directing categories now?  Unbeatable.  Perhaps with a bit of CGI and a wig, I too can play one of the children in the film?

The play which is set in Brooklyn but to be filmed in Paris due to Polanski's never-ending legal problems in the U.S., is about two couples whose children get into a fight at a park.  They decide to meet-up to discuss the matter like adults but soon find themselves engaging in a heated battle, not unlike their children.  God of Carnage garnered three Tony Awards based on its brief Broadway run mid-2009 and originally starred James Gandolfini, Marcia Gay-Harden, Hope Davis and Jeff Daniels.  Filming begins for Polanski's adaption early 2011.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will-W.)