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Two NEW Clips from Cosmopolis 1 comment
Bel Ami to be shown at the ‘Seattle International Film Festival 1 comment
Bel Ami will be shown at the Seattle International Film Festival (May 17 – June 10)
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Screening – May 20 & May 27
New Robert Pattinson Interview with Premiere about ‘Mission: Blacklist’ 4 comments
Robert Pattinson, who is bound to suprise a lot of people in three weeks when Cosmopolis will be presented at Cannes, doesn’t seem to want to stop there yet. The ‘adult’ turn the star star is taking will go further with Mission: Blacklist, the new movie by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, director of the impressive Johnny mad Dog in 2008. The movie is a thriller inspired by Eric Maddox’s book, the military interrogator who was the brain of the operation that lead to the capture of Saddam Hussein in December 2003. Erik Jendresen, screenwriter for Band of Brothers is in charge of the adaptation, with ashooting that should be starting in the fall.‘We’re going to do some scout locations in Iraq soon.’“As jean-Stéphane is used to work with non professional actors, I thought I had no chance of getting the role,” Robert Pattinson told us recently. “But we met a few times and we clicked. He found a fascinating way to treat that subject. It’s weird because it’s a movie about war but it’s essentially focusing on the interrogations. The language and the barriers he could create played an important role. But it’s essentially teh story of a true sldier, Eric Maddox, with who we’re leaving for Iraq soon for some scouting.’
“Jean-Stéphane is truly surprising” says Pattinson. “He has talent when it comes to meeting people. Like, for example, out of nowhere, he got to spend some time with the Iraqi Minister of Culture. he also got to meet this guys who was a former chief of the Hussein clan and he was really closed to him. I asked him: ‘How do you get to meet a man like that?’ He said he met him in a bar in Paris!”
After Johnny Mad Dog, immersed in the every day life of extremely violent kids – turned solders – in Liberia, Sauvaire seems to have found a new subject cut out for his explosive film making technics. “Johnny Mad Dog was an extremely strong piece, that possessed a truly documentary value, while still being cinematic,” says Pattinson with enthusiasm. “I cannot wait to work with him on Mission: Blacklist. It’s going to be a f***ing good movie.”
Confirmed: Official Cosmopolis World Premiere at Cannes on May 25th 2 comments
ETA: It’s been confirmed. Cosmopolis will have it’s world premiere at Cannes on Friday, 25th May at 19:00: (guessing that’s local time so 6pm GMT/ 1pm EST / 10am PST)
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According to Cineuropa‘s article about Kinology’s sales at Cannes, the official Cosmopolis’ screening at the festival will be on May 25.
With three titles on show in the various Cannes selections, Parisian international sales agencyKinology, led by Grégoire Melin, is among the potential grand winners of the Film Market at the upcoming 65th Cannes Film Festival (May 16 to 27).
Kinology will complete already quite substantial sales for Canadian-French co-production Cosmopolis by David Cronenberg, a film to be officially screened in the festival’s competition on Friday, May 25.
*Screencaps* from the new Cosmopolis clip Leave a comment
Here are some screencaps from the new Cosmopolis clip (watch here). You can find more than 800 screencaps over at RP Life
Cosmopolis Production Notes – New Details + Quotes from Rob, Cronenberg and More Leave a comment
New details about Cosmopolis with quotes from Rob, Cronenberg and the rest of cast and crew. It’s a 30 pages document, we post only Rob mentions . You can download everything HERE from the Press Kit
CAST
David Cronenberg and long-time collaborator, casting director Deirdre Bowen, have assembled a remarkable cast, with talent from America, Canada, England, and France. The script is character-driven—much of the plot involves short, intense encounters between the protagonist and the secondary characters. The dialogue is central and often demanding. Eric Packer’s personality and psychological journey unfolds in a series of close interactions with the people of the cosmopolis—his employees, lovers and enemies. Choosing the lead actor was crucial, of course, and because the rest of cast would have to work briefly but intimately with the lead, supporting roles also required strong casting.
“Casting is a black art,” proclaims David Cronenberg. “You can kill your movie by making a mistake before you’ve even shot film.” When Robert Pattinson’s name was proposed for the lead role of Packer, Cronenberg watched much of his work—including the young actor’s role as Salvador Dali in Little Ashes—and he was sold: “Rob was the most interesting and exciting actor suggested for COSMOPOLIS, and I knew that he would bring something wonderful to the screen—maybe even something he didn’t know he had.” Under David’s direction, Robert delivers an edgy, understated performance.In fact, Robert notes that he has never felt “utilized to this degree as an actor,” and fellow cast member Paul Giamatti describes Robert’s casting as “genius.”
Robert Pattinson—Eric Packer
Eric Packer is a selfish young member of the ruling class, at the top of the super-rich 1%. He is an anti-hero whose privileged reality is decadent and isolated. Casting Robert Pattinson in this unsympathetic role wasn’t obvious. Robert’s super-stardom perhaps gives him some insight to the pressures of success, but his pressures include the attention of a zealous fan base that might expect him in a different role. And he is younger than Eric Packer was envisioned, an age difference that influences the rest of the casting process. On the other hand, young billionaires and tech-savvy traders are not unusual in today’s society. Plus, casting Robert presents an opportunity to attract a new generation to Cronenberg’s work.
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*VIDEO* NEW Cosmopolis Clip 2 comments
Upcoming: French TV show “Personne ne bouge” dedicated to David Cronenberg (and Cosmopolis) Leave a comment
Translation:
Meeting with David Cronenberg whose film is in competition in Cannes Film Festival.
“Personne ne bouge” is heading to Toronto, we’re not going to shop for maple syrup but we’re going to meet David Cronenberg. Just a few days before his coming back on the Croisette for Cosmopolis, the adaptation of Don De Lillo’s eponymous novel ( and with Robert Pattinson in the lead), Cronenberg will speak about his cinema and his irristible attraction towards weird violence sequences. Cosmopolis is like this. Capitalism, chaos and paranoia: we already say this film is going to be a formal shock, a king of “urban hallucination”.
This show will be broadcasted on Sunday May 20th at 5.35 pm local time ( so 11.35 am ET and 6.35 am PT)
Scans and translation thanks to rpattzrobertpattinson.com
New Movie Role for Robert Pattinson Announced: ‘Mission: Blacklist’ 3 comments
From Deadline:
LOS ANGELES, CA – May 2, 2012 – Robert Pattinson has come on board to star in the upcomingfilm “Mission: Blacklist” with Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire committed to direct. The screenplay was adapted by “Band of Brothers” writer and producer Erik Jendresen from the Harper Collins novel Mission: Black List #1 written by military interrogator Eric Maddox with Davin Seay. Ross M. Dinerstein, Managing Partner of Preferred Content, is producing alongside Jendresen and Kevin Waller.
Embankment Films, the international sales and distribution company recently launched by international sales veterans Tim Haslam and Hugo Grumbar will begin selling the film at the upcoming Cannes Film Market.
”Mission: Blacklist” is a psychological thriller that details the true, inside story of the search for Saddam Hussein and the interrogator, Eric Maddox, who spearheaded his capture.
“This movie is a gripping, edge of your seat thriller,” says Dinerstein. “I have been inspired by Robert and Jean-Stéphane’s dedication to tell this story in the most authentic way possible, and I’m thrilled to add Hugo and Tim to our team.”
Pattinson can next be seen in David Cronenberg’s “Cosmopolis,” which is premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Sauvaire’s last film, “Johnny Mad Dog,” premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Prize of Hope.
Thinking of Rob 