Friday, August 22

• Interview with Penelope Cruz

  In Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Maria Elena is very unstable -- emotionally, mentally, psychologically. What was it like for Penelope Cruz to play this woman on the edge? Find out in our interview with Cruz, who talks about the challenges of the performance that's generating Oscar buzz.
  

  
  

  Posted 08/22/2008 by reelz

  Woody Allen | Penelope Cruz | Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Tuesday, August 21

• Beautiful ladies joining Nine and Death Race

  Today is deal day for Hollywood's beauties.

  Director Rob Marshall and producer Harvey Weinstein are in talks with Penelope Cruz (Volver, Vanilla Sky), Marion Cotillard (A Good Year, La Vie en Rose), Sophia Loren (Grumpier Old Men) and Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago, No Reservations) to star in Nine, the film adaptation of the musical based on Fellini's 8 1/2.

  Javier Bardem (Collateral) will be playing the lead, a man named Guido Contini who has trouble balancing all the women in his life, says Variety. Cruz will play his mistress and Cotillard his wife. Marshall and Weinstein are trying to convince Zeta-Jones to play his nurse and Loren the ghost of his mother.

  And model Natalie Martinez is in talks to star opposite Jason Statham (War, Crank) in the upcoming remake of Death Race. It will be the former model's first feature film, says The Hollywood Reporter.

  
  

  Posted 08/21/2007 by Heather

  Marion Cotillard | Penelope Cruz | Nine | Death Race 3000

Monday, July 2

• Woody Goes to Barcelona   

  Variety reports that Woody Allen unveiled some casting details for his latest flick, which has been described by Allen as a "love letter to Barcelona."

  “I hope I can present Barcelona to the world as I see it, the same way I presented Manhattan to the world as I saw it with my eyes,” Allen said of the film, which will shoots in Spain this summer.

  The primary cast includes Scarlett Johansson , Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz. Today Allen also announced that Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Dunn and Chris Messina have also joined the cast.

  
  

  Posted 07/02/2007 by Jeff

  Javier Bardem | Scarlett Johansson | Woody Allen | Patricia Clarkson | Penelope Cruz

Tuesday, May 1

• I blame Penelope Cruz

  The long legal battle to decide who holds the ultimate responsibility for Sahara's monumental suckage is apparently nearing its end, reports Variety.

  The film, based on Clive Cussler's bestselling novel, is considered one of the biggest financial debacles in Hollywood history. Sahara's losses to date amount to over $78 million, according to standard shady Hollywood accounting methods. 

  Producers had reportedly envisioned Sahara as part of an "Indiana Jones-style action franchise," a perfectly reasonable expectation for a movie starring box office behemoths Matthew McConaughey, Penelope Cruz and Steve Zahn.

  
  

  Posted 05/01/2007 by Thomas

  Matthew McConaughey | Penelope Cruz | Sahara