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The Soloist (2009) More at IMDbPro »
2009 | 2008
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Foxx and Lawrence are ‘Sheneneh and Wanda’
20 hours ago | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Do you remember when Martin Lawrence was funny? Neither do I.
Do you remember when he was talented? Trick question.
Do you remember when Jamie Foxx had a supremely promising career track? Yes, I do.
And that’s why the news of Foxx and Lawrence being paired together in the comedy vehicle Sheneneh and Wanda is so frustrating to me. I look at Foxx and I think of his great turn in Collateral and Ray, and just weep for his future. He’s dropped off the face of the earth, only to resurface this way?
Apparently, Sheneneh and Wanda are female comic characters that the duo played in their old days, and they’re making a comeback. Foxx is writing the script for the film himself, with Lawrence producing. According to Variety, “the project originated as a parody of a movie trailer for a film called “Skank Robbers,” which Foxx »
- John Cooper
Joe Wright Not Directing 'My Fair Lady'
30 October 2009 3:33 PM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
Well, here's a spanner in the works: Joe Wright directly contradicts reports from this past weekend that he'll be directing My Fair Lady. For the better part of two years, Keira Knightley has been the odds-on choice to update Eliza Doolittle, and we wrote that she had beaten out Scarlett Johansson for the role just a few days ago. As part of that announcement, Wright's name was dropped as the new director. But not according to him.
You can see in the video below (from Screenrush) that Wright isn't making the movie, plain and simple. It's a natural connection, though, because his first two films - Pride and Prejudice and Atonement - both starred Knightley. Plus, after the disappointing returns of The Soloist, Wright might have been reaching for a sure thing.
No such luck, though: »
- Colin Boyd
Keira Knightley and Joe Wright Reteaming For My Fair Lady Remake
25 October 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Keira Knightley has been informally linked to a remake of My Fair Lady for some time now. It was always something of a no brainer to see her as the most likely candidate, and I suspect some of the previous stories were nothing more than guess work based more upon her cheekbones than any inside information. Now, however, she's been more concretely linked to the project once again and Joe Wright has been named as the director. You'll likely recall that he collaborated with Knightley previously on Pride and Prejudice and Atonement before tarnishing his Adademy cred a little with The Soloist. Some rumors had Danny Boyle pegged as the director, but he's got an ever growing pile of his own stuff to be getting on with anyway. According to The Telegraph's Mandrake, Knightley was in a two-horse race for the role alongside Scarlett Johansson. Personally, I wish it had »
- Brendon Connelly
Unreliable Indian Summer – A Wright Disaster!
20 October 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
Spare a thought for British filmmaker Joe Wright whose last film, The Soloist was ushered into cinema screens with barely a poster or trailer to announce its arrival. As a sign of the increasingly troubled economic times facing Hollywood, Universal has put his next project “on hold”.
A co-production with Working Title starring Cate Blanchett – Indian Summer – was to be set amongst the aristocracy in colonial-era India before its independence from Britain in 1947.
According to Variety, Universal “balked” at the measly (by Hollywood standards) $ 30 – 40 million budget earmarked for the film. In an age of expensive flops and reliance on sequels and effects-heavy pictures, adult-orientated drama appears to be victim to studio cuts. The film once green-lit for production is now in limbo.
It remains to be seen what Joe Wright will do next. With the wonderful one-two punch of Pride and Prejudice and Atonement under his belt, his moving to »
- Martyn Conterio
Universal Puts Joe Wright's Next Movie On Hold
20 October 2009 9:54 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Joe Wright's last attempt at tasteful, upscale adult entertainment, The Soloist, was a mess in pretty much every sense-- first it was pushed back from an awards season slot in 2008 to an April dumping ground, then it managed to only gross $31 million domestically for its efforts. It was really to be expected that the onetime boy wonder, whose first two features were the gorgeous Pride & Prejudice and Atonement, would have to cool his heels before taking off on his next cinematic adventure. So while it is a shame that Universal is calling off his next drama Indian Summer, because they're not willing to pay $40 million to finance it (this is the same studio that handed Land of the Lost a $100 million budget, remember), it's probably to be expected. Variety writes that Wright has decided not to cut the budget down to $30 million in order to start shooting on location »
Blanchett's 'Indian Summer' shelved
20 October 2009 4:19 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Cate Blanchett's period drama Indian Summer has been shelved by studio Universal. Director Joe Wright (The Soloist) was to direct the film, which centred on Edwina Mountbatten, wife of India's last viceroy of the British Indian Empire Lord Mountbatten, and her alleged affair with India's first post-independence leader Jawaharlal Nehru. According to Variety, budget constraints and objections from the Indian government (more) »
- By Simon Reynolds
No Summer for Uni
20 October 2009 2:35 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Cate Blanchett has been nominated for an Oscar four times in the past four years but her chances for 2010 have taken a hit. Universal has put the kibosh on her upcoming Indian Summer, which was scheduled to begin filming early next year. The project, set to be directed by Joe Wright (The Soloist), follows Edna Mountbatten who was the last viceroy of the British Indian Empire and oversaw the country's transition to.....zzzzzzzzzzzzz. Wait, they put the movie on hold?? I can hardly... »
- Mike Sampson
The Gotham Awards 2009 Noms Include 'Big Fan,' 'Serious Man,' 'Hurt Locker'
19 October 2009 2:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
IFP's Gotham Independent Film Awards kicks off the awards season in November each year with an impressive list of nominees, and this year's list is no different. While it includes big names like the Coens for A Serious Man and buzzy films like The Hurt Locker and Big Fan, it also gives deserving nods to smaller films like Amreeka, a wonderful film about a mother and son from the West Bank who move the Illinois. The awards also include tributes to the careers of Natalie Portman, Stanley Tucci, and The Hurt Locker's director Kathryn Bigelow, as well as producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, who both worked on A Serious Man, The Soloist, State of Play, and a slew of other projects.
Previous Gotham winners include Frozen River, Trouble the Water, Into the Wild, Sicko, and Half Nelson, just to name a few. Check out Cinematical's preview coverage of the awards here. »
- Jenni Miller
Law Abiding Citizen Movie Review
19 October 2009 7:14 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
I tend to think of good stories as ones that take you somewhere, with someone to root for along the way. You may not like where it goes, but there is always a purpose in mind for the hero or heroine. Underdogs, rags to riches, triumph over evil, the prevailing of the human spirit, conquering the odds, etc., etc. Even in horror movies, where it’s all about death, you want to see the person getting chased find a way to get away – no matter how dumb they are. So, can a film be good without a champion to follow?
Law Abiding Citizen is implausible, discordant and although it is a suspense thriller, leans more towards the Saw horror franchise than something like last year’s Taken (Liam Neeson). And yet, I really liked it. It’s a pure revenge story that doesn’t let common sense or morality stand in its way. »
- Matthew
Jamie Foxx Eager to Bring The Funny With 'Hangover' Team
16 October 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Wasn’t “The Soloist” hilarious? Remember all those crazy scenes of Robert Downey Jr. spilling urine on himself, and Jamie Foxx acting like he might be insane? Ah, good times, good times.
Oh wait, “Soloist” was a drama? Well, now that you mention it, maybe I shouldn’t have been laughing so much. Either way, the good news is that Foxx and Downey Jr. are reuniting for a real comedy from the director of “The Hangover.” And this time, I’m pretty sure it’ll be okay to laugh.
“Yeah, it’s called ‘Due Date,’” Jamie Foxx said of the film, issuing some high praise for director Todd Phillips, who also made “Old School” a frat-house classic. “He is the funniest guy in the world.”
The flick will reunite Phillips with his “Hangover” leading man Zach Galifianakis to tell the story of a father-to-be (Downey Jr.) who is forced to »
- Larry Carroll
Where the Wild Things Are
16 October 2009 8:53 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Directed by: Spike Jonze
Cast: Max Records, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener, Catherine O’Hara
Running Time: 1 hr 40 mins
Rating: PG
Release Date: October 16, 2009
Plot: Written by Jonze and Dave Eggers, and based on the children’s novel classic by Maurice Sendak’s. Where the Wild Things Are tells the story of Max (Records) and the magical world he encounters when he runs away from home and encounters a place where the wild things are, and he becomes king.
Who’S It For? Tough, tough call. If you’re all about the visuals then get in line. It’s a child’s perspective movie, but not necessarily a kid’s movie.
Expectations: Just like you, I have fond thoughts of Sendak’s kids book. But at the same time, I know that story doesn’t have much to it. I was expecting to be visually dazzled, »
- Jeff Bayer
Law Abiding Citizen (review)
15 October 2009 9:43 AM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »
It had me at kaboom, this thorny moral conundrum of a film, and kept me for a long time. Kept me wondering who was the good guy and who was the villain until I started to dare to believe that maybe this would be the rare studio film that doesn’t feel the need to break things down so prettily. Kept me marveling at how the gray areas were staying gray and the complicated, no-easy-answers stuff kept getting more complicated. And then it lost me, nay, threw me overboard when it threw out all the tricksy pointedness and threw its lot in with those who are willing to throw out the baby of the American legal system with the bathwater of its problems. It’s all about the brokenness of our criminal justice system, this Law Abiding Citizen flick, which anyone can see is broken to the point at which »
- MaryAnn Johanson
Jamie Foxx threatens Roman Polanski
14 October 2009 2:26 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Jamie Foxx has said that convicted sex offender and film director Roman Polanski would "be missing" if he had touched his daughter. The Soloist actor verbally attacked Polanski, who is currently facing extradition to the Us after he fled the country in 1978 when he was convicted of having sex with a 13-year-old girl. Foxx told Parade magazine: "If it had been my daughter who was barely a teenager - my daughter is 15 - Roman Polanski would be missing... (more) »
- By Rebecca Davies
Robert Downey Jr. And Jamie Foxx Re-Team For Todd Phillipps' "Hangover" Follow-Up
13 October 2009 6:55 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
After this year's drama "The Soloist," Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx are re-teaming for the most unlikely of follow-ups: the new comedy "Due Date" from Todd Phillips, director of this summer's blockbuster "The Hangover."
Like "The Hangover," "Due Date" also stars Zach Galifianakis and is about buddies who go out on an outrageous road trip. Downey plays Peter Highman, whose pregnant wife's due date is just five days away, hitches a ride to Atlanta with aspiring actor Ethan (Galifianakis). Wackiness and pratfalls are sure to ensue for the unlikely twosome. Foxx and Michelle Monaghan ("Eagle Eye") also star.
"Due Date" is currently shooting and is set to film in various locations across the country, including Los Angeles, Georgia, New Mexico, and Arizona. The film is being produced by Phillips and Dan Goldberg, who also produced "The Hangover," and from a screenplay co-written by Phillips. The due date for the »
Samuel L. Jackson Is Same Kind Of Different As Us
7 October 2009 11:12 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Samuel L. Jackson gave a shot at playing a down-on-his-luck real life person in Resurrecting the Champ, the 2007 movie that barely anyone noticed as it came and went. Apparently Jackson won't stop until he gets some attention for this specific kind of role. He's signed on to star in Same Kind of Different as Me, based on a bestseller about an ex-con drifter who develops a friendship with a wealthy art dealer. Variety isn't giving many details beyond that, but Amazon reviews describe Jackson's character, Denver Moore, as "modern-day slave," who had worked as a sharecropper picking cotton outside of Forth Worth and eventually opted for a life of homelessness instead. Ron Hall, the art dealer character, begins volunteering at a local homeless shelter and strikes up a friendship with Moore. It may be completely unfair of me, but I can't help thinking of The Soloist, the soppy Joe Wright »
Downey, Jr. and Galifianakis Get A ‘Due Date’
2 October 2009 5:00 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
Since playing the leading role in Iron Man Robert Downey, Jr. has rocketed back onto the film scene and everyone it seems wants to work with him. The latest is director Todd Phillips in his new film Due Date. If you don’t recognize Phillips’ name you’ve certainly heard of his last project, The Hangover, which grossed over $400 million worldwide. With that film such a critical success, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Due Date become another hit.
Downey leads an all star cast including Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover, Bored to Death), Michelle Monaghan (Made of Honor) and Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx, who starred opposite Downey in The Soloist. Due Date also brings back much of the talent behind The Hangover and sounds like it will draw on the same elements that made that film so hilarious:
“Downey plays Peter Highman, an expectant first-time father whose wife »
- Bob Starr
Soloist Stars Downey, Jr. And Foxx To Team Up For Road Movie
2 October 2009 1:16 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
The Soloist co-stars Robert Downey, Jr. and Jamie Foxx are to team up for a new road movie comedy with the brains behind 2009 summer hit The Hangover.
The Hangover star Zach Galifianakis and the film's director Todd Phillips are also onboard for Due Date.
In the film, Downey, Jr. plays an expectant father racing back to Los Angeles for the birth of his first child.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Foxx will play an old friend who helps Downey, Jr's character and his companion, Galifianakis, en route. »
Jamie Foxx Threatens Robert Downey Jr.
1 October 2009 1:32 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Last time Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx ran into each other onscreen, it was in the nearly intolerable The Soloist, where Downey Jr. was the crusading white man journalist on hand to rescue schizophrenic homeless musician Foxx. Now, it seems, the tables have turned-- kinda. Foxx has signed on to the comedy Due Date, in which THR reports he'll play a former flame of Downey Jr.'s wife (played by Michelle Monaghan) who is still in touch with her. Downey Jr., for his part, is driving furiously across the country to get home in time for the birth of their child, accompanied by a slacker played by Zach Galifianakis. It's hard to imagine Robert Downey, Jr. being threatened by any man on this planet-- what woman in her right mind would leave him?-- but Jamie Foxx is passable competition I guess. I'm just hoping the movie focuses more »
Casting Notes: Jamie Foxx Reunites With Robert Downey Jr; Josh Brolin Steps in for Sean Penn
1 October 2009 9:18 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Two pretty tasty bits of casting today. First up, it's that big reunion of the cast from The Soloist we've all been waiting for! Jamie Foxx has joined the cast of Due Date, the next movie from Todd Phillips. That'll put him back in the frame with Robert Downey Jr., and this time in a matchup that people might actually want to see. Because the Oscar-baity Soloist is well and good, but seeing the two bounce off each other in a comedy sounds a lot more appealing. Though we may not see too much of Foxx and Downey together, as he plays "Downey's longtime pal, who once dated his wife (Michelle Monaghan) and secretly keeps in touch with her." Ruh-roh. Due Date has Rdj as a high-strung guy trying to get home in time for the birth of his child, which pushes him to hitch a ride with a slacker »
- Russ Fischer
Jamie Foxx joins Robert Downey Jr for Due Date
1 October 2009 7:39 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Jamie Foxx is reuniting with his co-star on The Soloist, Robert Downey Jr. this time for the new Todd Phillips comedy (The Hangover), Due Date. Zach Galifianakis also stars in the road-trip movie, which is about a highly-strung father-to-be (Downey) who forced to hitch a ride with a college slacker (played by Galifianakis) to make it to the birth on time.
Foxx, according to The Hollywood Reporter, will play Downey's longtime pal, who once dated his wife (Michelle Monaghan) and secretly keeps in touch with her. Shooting kicks off this fall in Atlanta, New Mexico and Los Angeles. »
- Paul
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