It was announced today that Noomi Rapace, star of the "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", has accepted a role in the sequel to last years very successful (and very good) "Sherlock Holmes". Although little is known about the plot or who Rapace will be playing, it is believed she'll be a gypsy of sorts and it'll be a main role. It's obvious the plot will revolve around Robert Downey Jr.'s Holmes and Jude Law's Watson trying to track down and outsmart the archnemesis of Arthur Conan Doyle's book series, Professor Moriarty. I posted a while back about how director Guy Ritchie had his heart set on getting none other than acting legend Daniel Day-Lewis to play the renowned Professor. This seemed like an impossible task since Day-Lewis rarely lends his talent to mainstream blockbusters like "Holmes", but IMDB has him listed as in the cast with no "rumored" tag attached. It could be false advertising, but I have every hope that this is a dream come true because seeing Day-Lewis as another villain after Bill the Butcher in "Gangs of New York" would be so fantastic.
But enough of rumors, Rapace is big news in Hollywood these days. Having wowed audiences with her acting abilities in the "Tattoo" series, she's wanted all over. News leaked a few days ago that she took a role opposite Jeremy Renner ("The Hurt Locker") in "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" as well. She's been offered many other roles but has only taken these two as of now, which I believe to be two good choices that will get her name out to a wider audience.
Legendary director Terrence Malick has frustrated fans to no end lately with no word on when his long awaited "Tree of Life" would finally premiere. Everyone hoped it would premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last Spring (didn't happen), then every other film festival after that, (still didn't happen). But it seems that Malick may be forced to speed up his meticulous editing process since Fox Searchlight Pictures purchased the rights to distribute the film and is pressuring him to a release date sometime next year. Even though there is still no exact date, it's still encouraging news to know we'll finally see this film for sure.
Though Malick is one of the most respected and studied directors of all time (definitely in my opinion), he's only made 5 movies since 1969, "Lanton Mills", "Badlands", "Days of Heaven", "The Thin Red Line", and "The New World". His films are known for their general lack of dialogue and brilliant visuals which I LOVE. "The Thin Red Line" is, in my opinion, the best war movie ever and one that looks at the struggles facing soldiers and the environment of war in an entirely different way. "Tree of Life" sounds similar to "Red Line" in that there's a lot of philosophical content. Malick actually studied philosophy at Harvard and taught philosophy at MiT before becoming a filmmaker so it has a heavy influence on the themes and dynamics of his movies.
Sean Penn and Brad Pitt star in "Tree of Life" and Fox Searchlight lists the plot as "the impressionistic story of a Midwestern family in the 1950's chronicling the journey of the eldest son, Jack (played as an adult by Sean Penn), through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years - trying to reconcile the complicated relationship with his father (Brad Pitt). Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith." Sounds really heavy to me, and really interesting. I doubt there's anyone more excited about this than I am. Malick is definitely in my top 5 favorite directors. Although I'd have to think for a bit about who the other 4 would be.....probably Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, The Coen Brothers, aaaannnnnd........either P.T. Anderson or Wes Anderson.
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