With Universal passing on Ron Howard’s adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘The Dark Tower’ this past summer, due to its large budget, producer Brian Grazer has cut the production costs by $45-50 million, Collider is reporting. Howard, Grazer and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman worked to lower the budget all summer for the project, which would feature a film trilogy and a TV series. While promoting the upcoming ‘Tower Heist,’ Grazer said “We found a way to cut out $45 million out of the budget (for ‘The Dark Tower’) without changing the scope and actually giving it a good ending.” He added that with the original $140 million budget, the “ending wasn’t quite…

‘Eat Pray Love’ actor Javier Bardem has officially announced that he has been cast as the new villain in the upcoming James Bond movie. Bardem told ABC TV that although he can’t reveal much about his role opposite lead star Daniel Craig, he is definitely on board the 23rd film of the notorious double 007 franchise. “I am very excited my parents took me to watch the movies and I saw all of them so to play that is going to be fun. They chose me to play this man, but I cannot give many details.” Back in February the actor also dished a few minor details of what’s to…

This is probably the most ambitious movie project since Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of The Rings” Trilogy. Universal is looking to develop Stephen King’s widely popular book series “The Dark Tower” into a movie trilogy AND two seasons of TV, in-between each movie . This project will take a lot of commitment from production crews, actors, filmmakers and studios. Ron Howard is developing these projects and is looking to direct, at least, the first movie in the series. On the TV production side, it looks like most likely, the TV series will head to NBC (or its cable network) since it’s part of Universal. My guess would be NBC, I…

With just a day left to go until the big show, I’d like to bet you’ve had enough Oscar predictions – especially considering quite a handful of the biggest honors are considered locks. Well, I offer you something a little different; not who I think will win, but who I think should win. Best Picture: The King’s Speech Every Best Picture nominee achieves some degree of filmmaking prowess, otherwise, they wouldn’t be nominated in the first place. Rather than pick apart the elements and compare the contenders by the writing, directing acting, etc., this category comes down to something far simpler, yet something tougher to achieve – poignancy. Which of…

Javier Bardem has been offered an unspecified role in the upcoming James Bond movie, Comingsoon.net. While not much about the movie has been revealed about the 23rd installment of the popular franchise, including what Bardem’s role will be and even what the title of the movie is, rumors are circulating that Bardem will have a major part in the plot. Reports are also hinting that Bardem will play the film’s villain. If the speculation is true, he will be the second Academy Award-winning actor to play a rogue character in a Bond film, after Christopher Walken appeared as Max Zorin in 1985′s ‘A View to Kill.’ However, there is no…

According to Entertainment Weekly, Ron Howard has approached Javier Bardem to play the star in an adaptation of Stephen King novel, “The Dark Tower”. If Bardem takes the role, he will portray dark hero Roland Deschain. First reported by Deadline, Imagine Entertainment confirmed the news about the possibility of Bardem playing the role as well as the high level of excitement surrounding the offer. For Bardem this has been a great week; not only is his acting career at a high–he received the Best Actor nomination for his work in “Biutiful”, but he and wife Penelope Cruz have also welcomed into the world a new baby boy. The plot of “The…

Julia Roberts is showing her support for the performance by her ‘Eat Pray Love’ co-star Javier Bardem in his new Spanish film ‘Biutiful,’ Entertainment Weekly (EW) is reporting. On January 4 in Los Angeles, the Academy Award-winning actress hosted a screening of ‘Biutiful,’ in which he portrays a single father who tries to reconcile with a past love and secure a good life for his children in the wake of his impending death. At the screening, to which a select industry crowd was invited, including Kyle MacLachlan and Robert Forster, Roberts spoke exclusively with EW.com writer Dave Karger. She addressed the lack of award nomination recognition for Bardem’s otherwise highly-praised…

Title: Biutiful Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Starring: Javier Bardem, Maricel Alvarez, Hanaa Bouchaib, Guillermo Estrella, Eduard Fernandez, Cheikh Ndiaye, Diaryatou Daff, Cheng Tai Shen, Luo Jin It just so happens that there isn’t anything beautiful found in a flick titled Biutiful. Tragedy and despair fill the lens in just about every scene. Attempts of showing compassion between characters is as coarse as sandpaper. Even the atmosphere is cold and callous. Basically, this one is a real downer. However, if one is able to process and handle all of the dark emotions, they will be able to appreciate the beauty in the storytelling along with the steady performance of Javier Bardem….

Brad Pitt is ready to sign on to director Andrew Dominik’s new movie, ‘Cogan’s Trade’. The film, which is described as a Boston-based crime story, will not only reunite Pitt with his ‘Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford’ director, but with co-star Cases Affleck as well. Dominik is also expected to write the script. Pitt is expected to star as Jackie Cogan, an officer who “investigates a heist that takes place during a high stakes poker game under protection of the mob,” Slashfilm is also reporting. The movie will be based on the book by George Higgins, which Dominik is believed to have recently optioned the rights…

Penelope Cruz’s reps have confirmed that the Academy Award-winning actress is four-and-a-half months pregnant with her first child, PEOPLE reported on September 14. The news comes after months of rumors that she was expecting a child with her new husband, ‘Eat Pray Love’ actor Javier Bardem. The couple was trying to hide the news at first, but the rumors intensified after Cruz was seen wearing a trench coat in L.A. in an effort to hide her figure. A picture also surfaced earlier this week from her latest movie, the fourth ‘Pirates of the Caribbean,’ which showed off her growing stomach. Cruz married Bardem in early July at a private ceremony…