Tuesday, October 27

• Matt Damon and Josh Brolin Joining True Grit

  Variety reports that Josh Brolin and Matt Damon are looking to re-team with Joel and Ethan Coen for their upcoming "adaptation" of True Grit.

  OK, so Damon has never worked with the Coens before, but he did have a small scene in Finding Forrester, which starred Sean Connery who was in The Rock with Nicolas Cage, so it's practically a return. Brolin is certainly returning, having worked with the Coens on their award-winning No Country For Old Men.

  Damon is in talks to play a lawman who teams up with U.S. Marshall Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges stepping in for the late John Wayne) and a 14-year-old girl that head into Native American territory to find the murderer of the girl's father. Brolin is negotiating to play the killer.

  The Coens are directing and producing True Grit from their script, which will follow the original Charles Portis novel that inspired the 1969 movie that garnered Wayne an Oscar. True Grit will start production next March and open in late 2010.

  The Coens' latest, A Serious Man, received strong reviews and is in theaters now.

  
  

  Posted 10/27/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Ethan Coen | Joel Coen | Matt Damon | Josh Brolin | True Grit

Monday, October 26

• Up Next for Woody Allen? You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

  Always secretive about his upcoming projects, Woody Allen has released just a little teaser about his next movie, reported in THR. Called You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger, the movie will star Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts, Gemma Jones, Lucy Punch, and Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto. Punch was called in to replace Nicole Kidman, who dropped out over a schedule conflict.

  Not many details so far on the plot, other than it revolves around various members of a family and their mixed-up love lives. Meaining, it's a bit hard at this point to differentiate it from any number of other Allen flicks, except perhaps for the bold title.

  Allen recently told the Telegraph that fans can tell ahead of time which of his movies will be good just by what they're called.

  I never title a movie until it's finished because if I look at the film and it's no good I don't like to give it an aggressive title, I give it what I call one of my hiding titles — the kind of title that is low-key and promises nothing, so people are less disappointed by it. But if I feel the film is good, I give it an aggressive, confident title and then hope for the best.

  Well, this latest title certainly does seem to be promising something. So, if this method really holds any water, Allen's latest movie just might be one of his better efforts. You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger is slated for a fall 2010 release.

  
  

  Posted 10/26/2009 by Bill

  Related: Anthony Hopkins | Antonio Banderas | Woody Allen | Nicole Kidman | Josh Brolin | Naomi Watts | Gemma Jones | Freida Pinto

Thursday, October 15

• More Skimpily Clad Megan Fox on the Way, Billboards Plus 3 Movies

  In a potential masterstroke for his brand, Giorgio Armani has signed on Megan Fox to be featured in Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans campaigns, set to hit magazines and billboards in January. The 23-year-old starlet replaces the 35-year-old former Posh Spice (Victoria Beckham), which is the equivalent of trading in a Porsche for a Lamborghini.

  In addition to the new Armani gig, Fox is preparing to shoot the third in the Transformers series (set for release in 2011) and next year will appear opposite Josh Brolin and John Malkovich in the comic book flick Jonah Hex, and with Mickey Rourke in the period drama Passion Play.

  
  

  Posted 10/15/2009 by reelz

  Related: John Malkovich | Megan Fox | Josh Brolin | Mickey Rourke | Transformers 3 | Jonah Hex | Passion Play

Thursday, October 1

• Josh Brolin Replaces Sean Penn in Cartel

  Variety reports that Josh Brolin has been selected to replace one of the roles vacated by Sean Penn when Penn unexpectedly went on hiatus for personal reasons.

  Brolin will star in director Asger Leth's Cartel, which tells the story of a man living in the world of Mexican drug cartels. He must fight to protect his son after his wife is murdered. Production is scheduled to begin early next year in Mexico City.

  The screenplay, which was penned by Peter Craig, is loosely based on the 1993 Italian flick La Scorta (The Escort), which involves a judge in a dangerous part of Sicily who takes a job trying to unravel a Mafia plot.

  Cartel is scheduled for release sometime next year, although no specific date has been announced.

  
  

  Posted 10/01/2009 by Rich Z

  Related: Sean Penn | Josh Brolin | Asger Leth

Monday, September 14

• Michael Douglas Reveals Wall Street 2 Details, New Shia LaBeouf Pics Released

  Empire recently spoke with Michael Douglas about Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps.

  The movie, due next April, is Oliver Stone's follow-up to his 1987 movie about a naive young broker (played by Charlie Sheen) who gets taken under the wing of Douglas' character, the monstrous bigwig Gordon "Greed Is Good" Gekko. Douglas went on to win an Oscar for his performance, and to many audiences, Gekko remains one of the most-vile-yet-charismatic villains ever portrayed on screen.

  In the interview, Douglas talked a bit about the plot of the new movie, as well as its current relevance.

  It's 22 years later. Gordon has done about eight years in jail and got out in about 2001. The picture predominantly focuses on these last couple of years on Wall Street, which nobody anticipated. We shot the first one in 1986 and it was a wild, wild colourful time. And here we have both a train crash and a larger-than-life period leading up to that train crash. It's an exciting time to make a picture about Wall Street.

  Douglas will star opposite Shia LaBeouf, who plays an ambitious young trader, similar to Sheen's character in the first movie. Check out LaBeouf in these stills, courtesy of Reel Loop.

  Money Never Sleeps also stars Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, and Josh Brolin. Oliver Stone has confirmed that Charlie Sheen will also make an appearance.

  
  

  Posted 09/14/2009 by Rich Z

  Related: Frank Langella | Michael Douglas | Oliver Stone | Susan Sarandon | Charlie Sheen | Josh Brolin | Shia LaBeouf | Wall Street | Money Never Sleeps

Monday, August 10

• Frank Langella to Star in Wall Street 2, Josh Brolin May Join as Well

  Variety reports that Frank Langella, the veteran actor who most recently starred in Frost/Nixon, has joined the cast of Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps.

  The movie, due next April, is Oliver Stone's follow-up to his 1987 movie about a naive young broker (played by Charlie Sheen) who gets taken under the wing of the monstrous bigwig Gordon "Greed Is Good" Gekko (played by Michael Douglas). Douglas went on to win an Oscar for his performance, and to many audiences, Gekko remains one of the most vile-yet-charismatic villains ever portrayed on screen.

  Douglas has already agreed to reprise the role, and Shia LaBeouf is on board as an ambitious young trader, similar to Sheen's character in the first movie. At one time, Javier Bardem was rumored to star, but he has since confirmed that he will not take part.

  Langella, meanwhile, will play the role of an older broker who mentors LaBeouf's character. He is also scheduled to star in the thriller The Box, from writer/director Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko, Southland Tales), and All Good Things from director Andrew Jarecki (Capturing the Friedmans).

  In addition, Josh Brolin is rumored as a possible addition to the Wall Street 2 cast, although nothing official has been announced.

  
  

  Posted 08/10/2009 by Rich Z

  Related: Frank Langella | Michael Douglas | Oliver Stone | Josh Brolin | Shia LaBeouf | Wall Street | Money Never Sleeps

Friday, July 24

• Jonah Hex Poster Revealed at SDCC

  

  The first official poster for Jonah Hex was revealed at the San Diego Comic-Con, and by the looks of it, Megan Fox fans are not going to be disappointed by the corset-bound starlet. However, they will likely ignore Josh Brolin's contribution.

  Jonah Hex opens June 18, 2010, and stars Brolin as Hex. A scarred bounty hunter, Hex is hunting down a voodoo practitioner (John Malkovich ) who is trying to raise an army of the undead and liberate the South.

  IGN saw the trailer at SDCC and called it "a nice blend of the Western aesthetic with elements of horror." From the plot description, that sounds about right.

  
  

  Posted 07/24/2009 by Ryan

  Related: John Malkovich | Megan Fox | Josh Brolin | Jonah Hex

Thursday, June 4

• First Pics of Josh Brolin as Jonah Hex

  Take a first look at Josh Brolin as the comic-book-confederate turned bounty hunter Jonah Hex. Our friend Harry Knowles over at AICN received the images from a sneaky onset spy.

  The photos show the normally handsome Brolin in dirty Civil War garb, sporting a nasty scar on the right side of his face—a ritual mutilation given to Hex by Apache Indians.

  
  

  Posted 06/04/2009 by Jim

  Related: Josh Brolin | Harry Knowles | Jonah Hex

Saturday, May 30

• Woody Allen Chooses Lucy Punch to Replace Nicole Kidman

  Variety reports that Woody Allen has chosen British actress Lucy Punch to star in his latest movie, which will be shot in London. Punch replaces Nicole Kidman, who had to withdraw due to a scheduling conflict with John Cameron Mitchell's The Rabbit Hole, which she is starring in and producing.  Details of the plot of Allen's movie are unclear, but according to sources, Punch may play an escort similar to the one made famous by the Eliot Spitzer scandal.

  Punch's previous credits include Being Julia, Hot Fuzz, Young Americans, and CBS's sitcom The Class She joins a cast that includes Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas, Naomi Watts, and Freida Pinto.

  
  

  Posted 05/30/2009 by Rich Z

  Related: Anthony Hopkins | Antonio Banderas | Nicole Kidman | Josh Brolin | Naomi Watts | Lucy Punch | Freida Pinto

Monday, April 27

• Megan Fox Models a Corset on the Set of Jonah Hex

  Some sexy pics of Megan Fox on the set of Jonah Hex have appeared online. The Transformers hottie is starring alongside Josh Brolin and John Malkovich in this comic book movie-western. The storyline of Jonah Hex focuses on a scarred-confederate-soldier-turned-bounty-hunter, but from the looks of the new images, it won't just be a dusty actioner.

  
  

  Posted 04/27/2009 by Jim

  Related: John Malkovich | Megan Fox | Josh Brolin | Jonah Hex | Transformers | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Wednesday, February 25

• Warner Brothers Sets Release Dates for Green Lantern, Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes, and More

  ERCBoxOffice reports that Warner Bros. has announced official release dates for several movies, including the DC Comic adaptation of Green Lantern, which just recently nabbed director Martin Campbell, and will arrive December 17, 2010, months after First Avenger: Captain America and Thor have hit theaters. So instead of competing with Marvel's comic book movies of the summer, Green Lantern will attempt to capitalize on the success or failures of Marvel's Avengers movies.

  Not that Warner Bros. isn't trying to compete with Marvel's Avengers movies, just not with Green Lantern. Instead, Christopher Nolan's Inception will go head-to-head with Thor on July 16, 2010, with Josh Brolin as DC's gun-for-hire Jonah Hex following less than a month later on August 6. The Avengers will also get some competition from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II when they both open on July 15, 2011.

  With Green Lantern set as Warner's December blockbuster or 2010, Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes is set for this year, bumped to December 25 rather than the original release date of November 13.

  Other notable movies include The Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier's Clash of the Titans which will fight for box office dominance on March 26, 2010, while Zack Snyder's Watchmen follow-up, Sucker Punch, an action movie with an "all-girl" cast that Snyder describes as "crazier than anything" he's ever done, opens with a "definite" R rating on October 8, 2010.

  
  

  Posted 02/25/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Guy Ritchie | Christopher Nolan | Josh Brolin | Louis Leterrier | Martin Campbell | Zack Snyder | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Thor | The Avengers | Sherlock Holmes | Green Lantern | Jonah Hex | First Avenger: Captain America | The Incredible Hulk | Watchmen | Clash of the Titans

Tuesday, February 24

• Woody Allen to Drool Over Freida Pinto

  Fresh off Slumdog's Oscar wins, Freida Pinto has signed on to play an ingenue in an upcoming, untitled Woody Allen film.

  Wonder if ScarJo feels slighted by the Wood-man giving some other hot young thing the ingenue role?

  The cast of the movie also includes Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin, and Anthony Hopkins. We can only hope this career development doesn't lead Pinto down an annoying ScarJo career path of He's Just Not That Into You proportions. Let us not forget ladies, it takes more than a pretty face and a "Woody-Ingenue Title" to make a career.

  
  

  Posted 02/24/2009 by Hailey

  Related: Scarlett Johansson | Woody Allen | Josh Brolin | Naomi Watts | Freida Pinto

Monday, February 16

• John Malkovich Joins Jonah Hex Movie

  Josh Brolin's Jonah Hex movie now has another awesome actor joining its ranks. John Malkovich has joined the upcoming adaptation about the comic book cowboy and Confederate bounty hunter.

  Not surprisingly, Malkovich will be playing antagonist Quentin Turnbull, who's also known as the man with the eagle-topped cane. Turnbull's son was one of Jonah Hex's military mates in the Civil War, but was killed by Union soldiers who pinned the murder on Jonah, saying he was traitor to the Confederacy. Revenge over his son's death is what sets Malkovitch's character after Hex.

  The movie is still in pre-production but will be directed by Horton Hears A Who! helmer, Jimmy Hayward.

  
  

  Posted 02/16/2009 by Jim

  Related: John Malkovich | Josh Brolin | Jimmy Hayward | Jonah Hex | Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who

Friday, January 9

• Josh Brolin on Jonah Hex's New Director

  Collider managed to cull an update on Jonah Hex from Milk star Josh Brolin, who's slated to star in the adaptation of the cult fave comic -- if and when the long-delayed project ever does move forward. When asked why Horten Hears a Who! director Jimmy Hayward was chosen to helm the flick, Brolin replied, "He got an e-mail to me somehow, someway. He wasn't somebody we were even beginning to look at and I read the e-mail and was completely blown away by it. I had to meet the guy."

  What was contained in said email that "blew away" Brolin is anybody's guess. Perhaps Hayward got his hands on some incriminating photos of the notorious Hollywood badboy and made some veiled threats. Whatever the case, kudos to Jimmy.

  
  

  Posted 01/09/2009 by reelz

  Related: Josh Brolin | Jimmy Hayward | Jonah Hex

Tuesday, January 6

• Horton Director Now Taking On Jonah Hex

  Jimmy Hayward, the director of animated movie and Dr. Seuss story Horton Hears a Who, will be entering the world of live-action movies with the comics/western Jonah Hex, about a confederate soldier turned bounty hunter.

  This news comes only a few weeks after Crank creatives Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor had been attached as writers and co-directors, but then left the project over "creative differences."

  Also attached in the title role is W star Josh Brolin.

  The property comes out of DC Comics via Warner Bros., and will be put into production as early as March.

  
  

  Posted 01/06/2009 by Jim

  Related: Brian Taylor | Josh Brolin | Mark Neveldine | Jimmy Hayward | Jonah Hex | Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who

Tuesday, December 2

• Punisher: War Zone Director Mulling Jonah Hex Gig

  After being unceremoniously dumped by co-directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, D.C. Comics' Confederate anti-hero Jonah Hex is on the prowl for a new helmer to guide his path to the big screen. One name that's emerged as a possibility is Punisher: War Zone director Lexi Alexander, who revealed today that she's on the Jonah Hex short list:

  "One of (the scripts) that's been sent to me -- and I'm sure it's been sent to many, many other directors -- is one I've never heard about called Jonah Hex," the German-born filmmaker recounted at today's Punisher press day. "I opened up the first two pages and I was like, 'Great, I'll be doing the same thing for the next 15 years.' But then you get into it...and on page 15 I started visualizing things."

  Alexander added later that while she liked the script, it would need some re-tooling before it was production-ready. No Country for Old Men star Josh Brolin is still attached to star.

  
  
  Next Showing: Punisher: War Zone opens nationwide this Friday.

  Posted 12/02/2008 by reelz

  Related: Josh Brolin | Lexi Alexander | Jonah Hex | Punisher: War Zone

Wednesday, November 26

• Josh Brolin on the Terminator That Might Have Been

  Several months ago Charlie's Angels director McG revealed that he was eyeing No Country for Old Men star Josh Brolin to play one of Skynet's cyborg killing machines in his upcoming sci-fi reboot Terminator Salvation. It never happened, of course, and the role of hunting down Christian Bale's John Connor eventually went to the lesser-known -- though still special, in his own way -- Australian actor Sam Worthington.

  In a recent interview with MTV, Brolin revealed that his possible involvement with T4 was more than wishful thinking on the part of McG. "I talked to Christian [Bale] for a couple hours,” Brolin told MTV. “I really liked the script though I hear that’s not what they filmed. The one I read was very interesting and dark. Ultimately though I didn’t think it felt right.”

  One would guess that a respectable actor like Josh Brolin might steer clear of a role made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who currently has zero Oscar nominations to his credit, but what's with the "dark" comment? Is global nuclear annihilation not "dark" enough for Mr. Brolin's tastes? Geez, a guy does one Coen brothers flick and suddenly he's the King of Dark.

  
  

  Posted 11/26/2008 by reelz

  Related: Christian Bale | Josh Brolin | Terminator Salvation

Wednesday, March 26

• Banks a Bush

  According to The Hollywood Reporter, Elizabeth Banks has been cast as Laura Bush in Oliver Stone's biopic on the life of President George W. Bush entitled "W." The actress recently wrapped on the Kevin Smith comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno.

  Josh Brolin will play George W. The script was penned by Stone and Wall Street co-writer Stanley Weiser. Filming starts in late April in Shreveport, LA.

  
  

  Posted 03/26/2008 by reelz

  Related: Oliver Stone | Josh Brolin

Thursday, February 7

• Will it be Josh Brolin vs. Christian Bale in Terminator 4?

  With the recent casting of Christian Bale as the emo-punk-turned-leader-of-the-resistance John Connor in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, the natural follow-up question arose: Who will play Bale's cyborg stalker in the fourth installment of the blockbuster sci-fi franchise? After all, this ain't no whiny pencil-neck Edward Furlong (or, if you prefer, T3's Nick Stahl) we're talking about; a robot capable of taking down Batman is gonna have to be seriously badass.

  With that in mind, Jason Coleman of 213.net prodded T4 director McG for some answers and got this reply:

  "It's very difficult to say because it's a decidedly masculine role and I think we're living in a time where a lot of actors are very effeminate and they're sort of skinny, heroin chic and there's really a masculine component to the role. And there's guys out there like Russell Crowe and Eric Bana, bring a good physicality, they do what they do, but I don't know if they're exactly right at the end of the day. (Smiles) Josh Brolin is a very exciting actor - we'll see."

  No "skinny" or "effeminate" actors? Guess that leaves Ryan Phillippe out of the running. 

  Source: 213.net

  
  

  Posted 02/07/2008 by reelz

  Related: Christian Bale | Josh Brolin | Terminator Salvation

Tuesday, January 22

• George W to get the Oliver Stone treatment

  Political power-movie mogul and conspiracy theorist extraordinaire Oliver Stone has set his sights on a new candidate for his lens - George W. Bush.

  Indeed, the man behind JFK, Alexander and Nixon is in the process of securing funding for Bush, a movie about George W., with Josh Brolin attached to play the lead. Stone's next project was originally supposed to be Pinkville, about the massacre at My Lai, but that project was halted due to the writers' strike. Bush, however, can go forward because the script was complete before the strike (Pinkville still needs revisions).

  Reports are that Stone is trying to get production in gear by the spring so that the movie can hit theaters in time for the November election.

  We are very intrigued to see how Stone paints the POTUS.

  Source: The Hollywood Reporter

  
  

  Posted 01/22/2008 by reelz

  Related: Oliver Stone | Josh Brolin | W

Monday, November 12

• Brolin Indicates Goonies 2 Unlikely

  "Where does he get his information?" Josh Brolin asked ReelzChannel when told about Sean Astin's recent comments on a Goonies sequel calling it an "Absolute Certainty."

  Astin went on in an interview with ReelzChannel in October to talk about the possibilties of a cartoon and also another live action movie.

  "I think he wants it to happen so badly that he’s just telling people it’s happening," Brolin said with a laugh.

  Brolin was also less sure about the idea in general, feeling that the original is probably better left to stand on it's own. "It would be great. Or maybe not. It’s hard to say. It’s kind of great for what it is. From a business sense maybe it would be smart to do it again, but do you really want to do that to the original?

  "Then it becomes about, “I loved Goonies, but did you see the second one? That was just kind of a bummer. Brand turned out to be a homeless alcoholic and it was awful." (Laughs)

  Check out our full interview with Brolin for the Coen Brother's new flick, No Country For Old Men.

  
  

  Posted 11/12/2007 by reelz

  Related: Sean Astin | Josh Brolin | The Goonies

Friday, November 9

• Secret's Out with special guest Josh Brolin from No Country for Old Men!

  On today's episode of Secret's Out, Leonard talks with actor Josh Brolin about his performances is No Country for Old Men and American Gangster.

   Josh reveals what it was like to work with the Coen Brothers and co-star Javier Bardem.

   

  
  
  Next Showing: A new Secret's Out airs every Friday @ 5PM PT, 8PM ET.
  

  No Country for Old Men - trailer

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  Posted 11/09/2007 by

  Related: Leonard Maltin's Secret's Out | Josh Brolin | American Gangster | No Country for Old Men