The Malaysian Insider :: Showbiz
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| Steve Jobs bio film set for April release Posted: 04 Jan 2013 02:32 AM PST  Still from 'jOBS' with Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs. — AFP-Relaxnews pic The "biopic" starring Ashton Kutcher as Jobs, who died in 2011, will premier later this month on the closing night of the Sundance Film Festival, according to independent distributor Open Road Films. Written by Matthew Whitely and directed by Joshua Michael Stern, "jOBS" focuses on the Apple co-founder's life from 1971 through 2000. A deal was announced for the film to be distributed in North America by Open Road, which is owned by major cinema chains AMC Entertainment and Regal Entertainment. "jOBS is certain to resonate with audiences and we are thrilled to partner with Five Star Films to bring this film to theaters," said Open Road chief executive Tom Ortenberg. Sony Pictures is backing a its own Jobs film based on the biography of the Apple co-founder's life written by Walter Isaacson. The screenplay is being written by Oscar winner Aaron Sorkin, whose works include "The Social Network," a play on the birth of Facebook. — AFP-Relaxnews |
| Joseph Gordon-Levitt is being wooed for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:30 AM PST  Joseph Gordon-Levitt. — AFP-Relaxnews pic Gordon-Levitt, who played a key role in the last "Batman" film, is now in the running for the feature film set for release in 2014. Jim Sturgess ("Cloud Atlas") and Zachary Levi ("Chuck"), who were seen as favorites at the end of December, are also in the running. And as he revealed via his Twitter account @mrosenbaum711, so is former "Smallville" actor Michael Rosenbaum. "Guardians of the Galaxy," which will be directed by James Gunn ("Super"), will allow the public to discover an intergalactic team of superheroes who have come from the future and from another dimension. The team is led by the charismatic Peter Quill, known as Star-Lord, who is half-human and half-extraterrestrial. The film will introduce the characters before "The Avengers 2," set for release in 2015. Following the success of Summer, all or part of the Guardians of the Galaxy cast should be joining Iron Man's team and their consorts to defeat the Titan from space, Thanos. — AFP-Relaxnews |
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