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Macbeth, Hedda Gabler and Saturday Night Fever make our March Events listMacbeth, Hedda Gabler and Saturday Night Fever make our March Events listScott Goodyer2/28/2017 10:18:00 Am

It's March, so you know what that means? We are almost finished with winter! And heading down the home stretch, what better way to distract yourself from the grey out there then to check out some unique events coming to the big screen this month! From classic screenings to a video game tournament, we've got you and the entire family covered!

March 4th: Lego Dimensions Week One

Cineplex is bringing Lego Dimensions onto the big screen! Bring the kids, sign up for the tournament, play Battle Arenas and win some great prizes!!

For the first time in a Lego video game, Battle Arenas allow players to take their favourite characters into battle and compete with up to 3 friends head-to-head. Play four different battle...

"The Furniture" is our weekly series on Production Design. Here's Daniel Walber...

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Florence Foster Jenkins was a woman of grand exuberance. She’s mostly remembered for her terrible voice, which I suppose is fair. It’s worth noting, however, that she didn’t exactly intend to make comedy albums. It was her irrepressible love of music that drove her to the stage, the recording studio and, by way of generations of blithe dinner parties, into the 21st century.

With that in mind, a Meryl Streep movie seems like an inevitable conclusion. Florence Foster Jenkins’s director (Stephen Frears) and screenwriter (Nicholas Martin) clearly understand both pieces of the character, her fervent fandom and her wobbly voice. In fact, they so thoroughly embrace her passion for music that they suggest it’s what killed her.

But I’m getting ahead of myself. Before Streep...

Theis sci-fi feature scheduled to commence production in Europe on January 18.

Brian Kavanaugh-Jones’ Automatik produces with Ben Pugh and Rory Aitken’s 42 and Arash Amel, with Lennart Ruff set to make his feature directorial debut.

Voltage Pictures will introduce the project to buyers in Canada next month and CAA represents Us rights. Leon Clarance and Motion Picture Capital will produce and fully finance.

Sofia Boutella will also star alongside Worthington and Wilson. The project is based on Max Hurwitz’s screenplay from an original story by Grace Of Monaco screenwriter Amel about a military family who are relocated in space as part of a genetic evolution experiment.

Worthington just wrapped Lionsgate’s The Shack and will next be seen in Venice opener Everest. He is preparing to shoot Hacksaw Ridge for Mel Gibson this autumn before he starts on The Titan and then returns to duty for James Cameron on the Avatar sequels later in 2016.

Wilson won a Golden...

Ruth Wilson didn't get to go to her first Golden Globes. A nominee in 2008 for Jane Eyre, the actress was foiled by the writers' strike, which reduced the ceremony to a news conference that she watched from a hotel bar. Seven years later, she returned for the ceremony—and won. "It was nice enough just to be there this time," Wilson says the morning after she bested Viola Davis, Claire Danes, Robin Wright, and Julianna Margulies to win Best Actress in a Drama Series for her role on Showtime's The Affair. "I was up against those incredible actresses; I didn't expect to win at all.

The stars of film and TV gathered in Hollywood for the first big awards ceremony of the season, presented by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. From the gongs to the glamour, this is how the action unfolded

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That’s it for tonight, everyone. Thanks for keeping us company while we watched North Korean jokes, grumpy Harrison Ford, and Tina and Amy slay for the third year in a row. It’s a night we’ll never forget. At least until next year.

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Boyhood is great. Richard Linklater is great. Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke & Ellar Coltrane are great. But how bout a shoutout to the secret weapon of that film: Lorelei Linklater. -Jh

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Meryl Streep’s dress looks like a Franz Kline painting. -Jh

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Boyhood! See it only takes 12 years to make a great movie.

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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has a reputation for catering to its A-list nominees but this year’s Golden Globes have been dominated by first-time nominees and new shows.

Director Richard Linklater, actors Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory of Everything”), Gina Rodriguez (“Jane the Virgin”), Jeffrey Tambor (“Transparent”), Matt Bomer (“The Normal Heart”), Joanne Froggatt (“Downton Abbey”) and J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash”) and composer Johann Johannsson (“The Theory of Everything”) capitalized on their first nominations and won Golden Globes.

See photos: Golden Globes: Red Carpet Arrivals (Photos)

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Patricia Arquette won Golden Globes on their third and fourth tries, respectively,...

Ruth Wilson is a potential Golden Globes contender for her performance as a married woman who becomes involved with a married man (Dominic West) in Showtime's "The Affair," but even though the actress has been nominated before – for the TV miniseries "Jane Eyre" in 2007 – she never got to attend the event. She explained in our recent video chat, "It was the writers' strike, so I had to watch the results on the news, which was a bit disappointing." -Break- Golden Globes: Top 10 Most Shocking Upsets Ever But she came to Los Angeles anyway, "just in case," and she remembers the city being a virtual ghost town after the cancellation of the Globes. "It was funny, L.A. was empty because everyone decided to leave," she said. "The only people left were Brits who had been nominated, so there was all the 'Atonement' lot, like James McAvoy and Keira Knightley,...

She's played a seductive killer, a damaged prostitute, and an anguished schizophrenic. Does Ruth Wilson never fancy doing something lighter? As she makes her directing debut, she talks to Andrew Dickson

"Um," says Ruth Wilson worriedly, her brow furrowing and her long limbs coiling in embarrassment around her chair. "I am a bit of a control freak. Well, not really. Not totally." She halts. "Ok, I am a bit." Blimey. All I've asked is whether she's ever performed drunk. She seems scandalised by the notion. "No, no," she says. "The idea of not being in control of your faculties, I don't think so. Too much responsibility. Too scared!"

Fear isn't a concept you associate with Wilson, who has made her reputation in some unflinching roles: a sensuous Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire, a psychologically harrowing Karin in Ingmar Bergman's Through a Glass Darkly, Anna Christie in Eugene O'Neill's...

On TV this Friday: Nikita‘s back in action, Blue Bloods deals with a wayward brother, a comedy legend heads to Hawaii, The Legend of Korra wraps up and more. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.

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8 pm The Carrie Diaries (The CW) | Samantha takes matters into her own hands when she’s unhappy with an art student’s painting of her in the class for which she’s modeling… nude.

8 pm Doctor Who: Explained...

Masterpiece and PBS announced a second season for "Mr. Selfridge," starring Jeremy Piven as the flamboyant American entrepreneur who founded the famous Selfridge's department store. The first season garnered great success in the U.S. ratings, and the show was recently nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series.The cast also features Frances O'Connor as Harry Selfridge's wife, Rose, Aisling Loftus as Agnes Towler, Katherine Kelly as Lady Mae, Grégory Fitoussi as Henri Leclair, Trystan Gravelle as Victor Colleano, Amanda Abbington as Miss Mardle, Tom Goodman-Hill as Roger Grove, and Ron Cook as Mr. Crabb. Joining the cast this season are Polly Walker ("John Carter"), Cal Macaninch ("Warriors," "Wild at Heart") as Mr Thackeray and Aidan McArdle ("Jane Eyre," "Einstein's Big Idea"). Currently filming in the UK, the second season picks up the story in 1914, as the store celebrates its fifth anniversary in business. However, with World.

According to a press release from PBS's Masterpiece Classic division, the ratings success of the ITV / PBS collaboration Mr. Selfridge, starring Jeremy Piven as the retail magnate, has lead to the series' renewal. In my review of the show's first season, I found it to be frothy and good-hearted entertainment that was a welcome relief during a spate of otherwise very serious dramas. Though many were turned off by an overly bombastic Piven in the title role, it's really the women who steal the show and illustrate a changing world, with Piven's Selfridge along for the ride. The new season will also see the return of the Season One cast, along with new additions Polly Walker (John Carter), Cal Macaninch (Warriors) and Aidan McArdle (Jane Eyre). The series is currently filming in the UK, and will pick up in 1914, which will mark the store's fifth anniversary. But just like Downton Abbey,...

Jeremy Piven can breathe easy; he's lined up work for another year. PBS has renewed the series "Mr. Selfridge" -- which stars "Entourage" alum Piven as the brazen, titular department-store entrepreneur -- for a second season on "Masterpiece Classic," the network said Monday. The new season will premiere in 2014. Also read: California Tax Credits: 'Purge 2,' 'Entourage' Movie Among Projects Ok'd The second season of the series, which is filming in the U.K., includes new cast additions Polly Walker ("John Carter"), Cal Macaninch ("Wild at Heart") and Aidan McArdle ("Jane Eyre"). "I'm absolutely...

'Until a few years ago, I was endlessly playing villainous, smug, posh guys on telly'

Your parents [Maggie Smith and Robert Stephens] were both famous actors. Was following in their footsteps inevitable?

No, my parents didn't particularly encourage me initially. They knew how hard the profession is: just because they'd been successful didn't mean I would be. They weren't like, "I tell you what, why don't we all do a production together?" They said, "You're on your own." I'm really grateful: it made me get out there and hone my taste.

What was your big breakthrough?

Playing Coriolanus at the RSC. I was about 25, and the play had never been done there before with anybody of that age. It got rid of everybody's preconceptions about Coriolanus being a 50-year-old fascist dressed in leather who likes beating people up.

Do you suffer for your art?

No. First and foremost, it's a way of putting bread on the table.

Ruth Wilson might not yet be familiar to most people who see The Lone Ranger in theaters over the Fourth of July weekend, but the British actress is already well established in her native England, having starred on the BBC's Luther and several critically acclaimed miniseries, like Jane Eyre. We recently sat down with Ruth in Santa Fe, Nm, to discuss the thrill of working alongside Johnny Depp in her first big American film and the "quirkiness" that leading man Armie Hammer brought to the project. Ruth also filled us in on the most terrifying stunt she took on for the role: dangling upside down from a moving train.

Will a western work? That’s the question with Disney’s The Lone Ranger, which arrives this summer as the most expensive cowboy film in history. The trio behind the film — producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Gore Verbinski and star Johnny Depp — are accustomed to genre skepticism, they heard the chorus of doubters when they salvaged the swashbuckler genre from the briny depths with the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

Jane Eyre (2006) star and Anna Karenina costar Ruth Wilson, who portrays Rebecca Reid in the film (as shown in the exclusive first-look poster above), says that Verbinski is a wild-card filmmaker...

Starz has announced the full cast for Michael Bay's upcoming eight episode original series "Black Sails," a prequel to the Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "Treasure Island."

Set twenty years before events in the book, the story chronicles the adventures of fabled buccaneer Captain Flint and his men. As already announced, Toby Stephens ("Jane Eyre," "Die Another Day") has been cast in the lead role as Captain Flint.

Aussie actor Luke Arnold ("Rush," "McLeod's Daughters," "Winners and Losers") has been cast as the young John Silver. Zack McGowan ("Shameless") will star as Captain Charles Vane, a rival pirate captain.

Hannah New ("Maleficent") will play the young and determined smuggler Eleanor Guthrie operating out of New Providence. Jessica Parker Kennedy ("The Secret Circle," "In Time") will play a tortured young prostitute who sees the dark side of the town.

Finally, Hakeem Kae Kazim ("Strike Back," "Hotel Rwanda") will play Mr.

It's no secret that Marvel Studios and director Joss Whedon are hard at work planning out the storyline for what happens in The Avengers 2. May 2015 seems like it's far away right now but when you break it down Whedon and his crew only have 12 or so months to iron out the movie sequel's story, figure out how these characters integrate into all their own individual movie franchises and pick which new Marvel superheroes (and villains) will be included in Avengers 2.

And there's also a S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series to launch.

So right now is the perfect time to dreamcast actors that they would like to see playing the big screen versions of Marvel superheroes, then find out which people would be interested in signing up to join the battle and stand alongside Thor, Captain America and the Hulk.

Over the course of the weekend two actresses were mentioned in the...

Acorn Media.s upcoming DVDs are bringing the best in British TV to U.S. audiences for the first time with their DVD releases, including Vera, Series 2 starring two-time Oscar nominee Brenda Blethyn; Vexed, an amusing new cop series starring Toby Stephens (Jane Eyre); and Kidnap & Ransom, a new thriller about international kidnapping. Additionally, Acorn has the DVD debuts of the .outstanding drama of the year. The Crimson Petal And The White, which premiered last week on Encore and stars Romola Garai and Chris O'Dowd; and the first series of U.K..s most popular drama series, Waterloo Road. Box sets for holidays include: Agatha Christie.s Poirot: The Early Cases Collection (45 mysteries, Blu-ray and DVD), The Complete Red...

Black Sails

Toby Stephens ("Jane Eyre," "Die Another Day") has been cast in the lead role of Captain Flint in the upcoming eight-episode pirate drama series "Black Sails" on Starz. Pre-production is currently underway in South Africa.

Michael Bay serves as executive producer on this series set 20 years before the events in Robert Louis Stevenson’s "Treasure Island" and chronicles the adventures of fabled buccaneer Captain Flint and his men. [Source: Deadline]

1,000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story

David Henrie ("The Wizards of Waverly Place") will play the lead role in "1,000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story". Beau Bridges and Jean Louisa Kelly also star.

The true story tale follows a young basketball player who suffered a catastrophic stroke as a freshman at Gettysburg College but, through determination and an indomitable spirit, returned to the court for one remarkable moment in the last game of his senior year. [Source: Broadway World]

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Mélanie Thierry ("Babylon A.D.,...

Upcoming Starz series Black Sails from producer Michael Bay has cast Toby Stephens as Captain Flint in the pirate-themed adventure. Variety reports that the eight-episode series which only airs some time in 2014, is takes place some 20 years before Treasure Island written from Robert Louis Stevenson. Stephensis a mostly TV experienced actor with roles in Jane Eyre, Cambridge Spies, Wired, Robin Hood and Vexed. Film-wise, he's mostly-known for the role he played as Gustav Graves in James Bond flick Die Another Day. Bay serves as executive producer along with his Platinum Dunes partners Andrew Form and Brad Fuller...

Upcoming Starz series Black Sails from producer Michael Bay has cast Toby Stephens as Captain Flint in the pirate-themed adventure. Variety reports that the eight-episode series which only airs some time in 2014, is takes place some 20 years before Treasure Island written from Robert Louis Stevenson. Stephensis a mostly TV experienced actor with roles in Jane Eyre, Cambridge Spies, Wired, Robin Hood and Vexed. Film-wise, he's mostly-known for the role he played as Gustav Graves in James Bond flick Die Another Day. Bay serves as executive producer along with his Platinum Dunes partners Andrew Form and Brad Fuller...

Directors' group to investigate after Cannes film festival snubs women for Palme d'Or prize

The woman behind the hugely successful new BBC drama Parade's End is leading a campaign to give female directors a better deal in television.

Susanna White, whose adaptation of Ford Madox Ford's four-volume novel is winning widespread acclaim, is a member of Directors UK, a group representing British film and television directors, which has set up an all-women working party to examine the difficulties experienced by aspiring female directors. The move is partly a response to the fact that no women were entered for the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes film festival.

White told the Observer that she had only broken into the top ranks of directors with extreme difficulty. "I think my journey has been a very, very, slow one."

Welcoming the new focus, she said: "I'm very keen for this to happen.

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It is not Morse but it is the next best thing and it is returning to ITV this Spring season. Inspector Lewis series 6 sees Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox reprising their roles as Lewis and Hathaway. The new four part season premiers on Wednesday 16 May at 8pm and fans will be pleased to know that crime is still rife in Oxford.

In the first story in the new season “The Soul of Genius,” Lewis and Hathaway are drawn into an investigation involving the murder of a well renowned botanist. The suspects include his brother Rev. Conor Hawes who teaches Theology at Oxford. A mysterious student group called The Wednesday club seem to know more than they are revealing and another botanist soon appears on Lewis’ radar. The Soul of Genius is followed by Generation of Vipers, Fearful Symmetry and The Indelible Stain.

Inspector Lewis Season 6. ITV

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The critics adore her and tomorrow she is up for an Olivier award. She is known for brave portrayals of emotional extremity, but Ruth Wilson says fear is the key to her acting

'I wish I was more of a girly girl and could enjoy this more," says Ruth Wilson. We're walking down Waterloo backstreets to a pub for her photo shoot. She's the one in the sharp suit with good posture and a dancer's gait. After that ordeal, she has an appointment to choose the jewellery she will wear for tomorrow night's Olivier awards at the Royal Opera House, where she has been nominated as best actress for her critically acclaimed performance in the title role of Eugene O'Neill's play Anna Christie. Her sartorial mentor for the awards, Vogue editor Anna Wintour, has already helped Wilson choose a dress.

"The difficult thing for me is going to a event...

So, writer-director Gary Ross, having helped make "The Hunger Games" into a gigantic hit, has decided to move on to new pastures. As we reported last week, Ross will be focusing on a new project, and after a few days, Lionsgate officially confirmed (admitted) he will not be helming "Catching Fire," with both the studio and the director issuing formal statements.

Which leaves Lionsgate needing to find someone to replace him, and find someone soon. They have a script from "Slumdog Millionaire" writer Simon Beaufoy, a release date of November 22, 2013, and a scheduling window they need to hit before Jennifer Lawrence has to move on to shooting the "X-Men: First Class" sequel. With all that in mind, we've picked out five names who we think would be good candidates to fill the hole left by Ross on "Catching Fire." Bear in mind, given the studio won't likely be spending big cash on a new helmer,...

Disney's biggest gamble of 2013, Gore Verbinski's The Lone Ranger, has officially gone into production. There was a point I didn't think this movie would actually happen, but here it is. Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer will lead the pack of actors into the wild west.

The reason I say this movie is a gamble is because Disney is spending $216 million dollars to make the movie, and no Western in the history of cinema has ever made that much money. The highest grossing western of all time is Dances With Wolves, and that only brought in $184 million. I can't believe Disney is pumping this kind of money into a western, because I don't think it's going to make that kind of money back in theaters. Hell, Favreau's Cowboy & Aliens only made a little over $100 million and that mixed both sci-fi and western elements! That should have been a blockbuster, and it wasn't.

Burbank, Calif. (February 28, 2012) — Production has commenced on location in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado on Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ epic adventure “The Lone Ranger.” The film reunites the filmmaking team of the first three “Pirates of the Caribbean” blockbusters—producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski—with Johnny Depp, who created Captain Jack Sparrow in his iconic, Academy Award®-nominated performance and contributed the voice of the title character of Verbinski’s Academy Award-winning “Rango.”

Depp plays spirit warrior Tonto in “The Lone Ranger,” with Armie Hammer (“The Social Network,” “J. Edgar”) starring in the title role. Depp and Hammer are joined by a prestigious international cast which includes Tom Wilkinson, two-time Academy Award nominee (“Michael Clayton,” “In the Bedroom”) and Golden Globe® and Emmy® winner (“John Adams”); William Fichtner (Jerry Bruckheimer’s productions of “Armageddon,” “Pearl Harbor” and “Black Hawk Down”); Emmy Award-winner Barry Pepper (TV’s “The Kennedys,...

Burbank, Calif. (February 28, 2012) — Production has commenced on location in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado on Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ epic adventure “The Lone Ranger.” The film reunites the filmmaking team of the first three “Pirates of the Caribbean” blockbusters—producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski—with Johnny Depp, who created Captain Jack Sparrow in his iconic, Academy Award®-nominated performance and contributed the voice of the title character of Verbinski’s Academy Award-winning “Rango.”

Depp plays spirit warrior Tonto in “The Lone Ranger,” with Armie Hammer (“The Social Network,” “J. Edgar”) starring in the title role. Depp and Hammer are joined by a prestigious international cast which includes Tom Wilkinson, two-time Academy Award nominee (“Michael Clayton,” “In the Bedroom”) and Golden Globe® and Emmy® winner (“John Adams”); William Fichtner (Jerry Bruckheimer’s productions of “Armageddon,” “Pearl Harbor” and “Black Hawk Down”); Emmy Award-winner Barry Pepper (TV’s “The Kennedys,...

Production has commenced on location in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado on Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Films' epic adventure The Lone Ranger. The film reunites the filmmaking team of the first three Pirates of the Caribbean blockbusters - producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski - with Johnny Depp, who created Captain Jack Sparrow in his iconic, Academy Award-nominated performance and contributed the voice of the title character of Verbinski's Academy Award-winning Rango.

Depp plays spirit warrior Tonto in The Lone Ranger, with Armie Hammer (The Social Network, J. Edgar) starring in the title role. Depp and Hammer are joined by a prestigious international cast which includes Tom Wilkinson, two-time Academy Award nominee (Michael Clayton, In the Bedroom) and Golden Globe and Emmy winner (John Adams); William Fichtner (Jerry Bruckheimer's productions of Armageddon, Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down); Emmy Award-winner Barry Pepper (TV's The Kennedys, True Grit,...

Disney's new adaptation of The Lone Ranger has had some rough times getting off the ground. From budget issues, to script rewrites, to even losing a cast member or two, it's been an ordeal that nearly killed the film. It's been getting on track however, and has now officially started filming.

Disney sent out this press release just a little bit ago announcing that production on The Lone Ranger has officially started. On top of that it also reveals a more full cast list, but still skips out on any real details about the story. Read more about it with the press release below...The Lone Ranger is set to ride again on May 31, 2013:

Production has commenced on location in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado on Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ epic adventure “The Lone Ranger.” The film reunites the filmmaking team of the first three “Pirates of...

After a lot of starts and stops and budget issues, Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer are finally hopping into the saddle for the start of production on Gore Verbinski’s “The Lone Ranger”. The film will shoot on location in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado for a May 31, 2013 release. Depp plays spirit warrior Tonto in “The Lone Ranger,” with Armie Hammer (“The Social Network,” “J. Edgar”) starring in the title role. Depp and Hammer are joined by a prestigious international cast which includes Tom Wilkinson, two-time Academy Award nominee (“Michael Clayton,” “In the Bedroom”) and Golden Globe® and Emmy® winner (“John Adams”); William Fichtner (Jerry Bruckheimer’s productions of “Armageddon,” “Pearl Harbor” and “Black Hawk Down”); Emmy Award-winner Barry Pepper (TV’s “The Kennedys,” “True Grit,” “Saving Private Ryan”); James Badge Dale (“The Grey,” TV’s “The Pacific” and “Rubicon”); Ruth Wilson (television’s “Jane Eyre” and “Luther”); and...

After a rather bumpy road to get there, we’ve just been informed by Disney that their new joint venture with Jerry Bruckheimer ‘The Lone Ranger’ has gone into production today. The movie is set to be directed by Gore Verbinski and stars Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, James Badge Dale and Helena Bonham Carter.

The script is penned by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio of “Pirates of the Caribbean,” Eric Aronson and Justin Haythe.

More as we get it but the full info is below for your viewing pleasure. Excited to see this one but that’s probably just because it’s a ‘Jerry’ movie. Please let it be better than Prince of Persia and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice!

Official press release below.

Disney And Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ Epic Adventure “The Lone Ranger” Begins Production

Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer and International Cast Star in Thrilling...

New BBC 2 drama 'Vexed', a 6 x 60 minute detective comedy, started principal photography in Dublin this week with a host of Irish talent involved. The series follows two cops who have very different approaches to their job and life in general and stars Toby Stephens (Jane Eyre, Robin Hood) as D.I. Jack Armstrong and Miranda Raison (Spooks, Merlin) as newly appointed D.I. Georgina Dixon.

The It Crowd’s Chris O’Dowd has been confirmed as host of The Moët British Independent Film Awards, taking place on Sunday 4 December at Old Billingsgate.

This will be the comedian’s first time presenting the ceremony which will cover 18 categories including the Best British Independent Film, sponsored by Moët & Chandon.

Competing for such a prestigious trophy on the night will be Senna, Shame, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tyrannosaur and We Need to Talk About Kevin.

O’Dowd commented: “I am delighted to be the new host of the Moët British Independent Awards this year and I'm really looking forward to the 4 December. It's a ceremony which cherishes innovation, elegance and class so I’m humbled that they've chosen a host who so clearly lacks any of these things. Expect dancing girls.”

Also announced today was this year’s jury panel, with 2000’s Bifa Producer of the Year winner,...

After weeks of drama, intense negotiation, and will-they-won’t-they whispers, “The Lone Ranger” is officially back on at Disney.From the outside looking in, it doesn’t seem as though Disney really won this financial battle with Gore Verbinski and Jerry Bruckheimer. They wanted that budget of $230 million substantially reduced, but capitulated at last to Verbinski and Bruckheimer’s final tally of $215 million. Verbinski, Bruckheimer and Depp all reduced their fees, shortened the shoot, and trimmed the production budget, but it still seems like an awfully steep price for the studio to pay. I’m not at all sure that includes marketing, after all.Depp and Armie Hammer remain attached to play Tonto and the Lone Ranger, respectively, and Deadline reports that Ruth Wilson has joined the cast as the female lead. Wilson is a brilliant and lovely actress, yet another British star that hasn’t made the leap across the sea,...

Currently in production, Joe Wright’s Anna Karenina, starring Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Aaron Johnson, is set to be distributed by the Joe Wright-friendly Focus Features during the second half of 2012. Knightley stars as the titular Anna, Law as the husband she doesn’t love and young Johnson as Vronsky, the man she does [Deadline].

Kelly Macdonald, Matthew Macfadyen, Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Emily Watson, Olivia Williams and Ruth Wilson also star in the picture, the umpteenth big-screen adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel, originally published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger, according to Wikipedia.

The most recent adaptation starred long-lost Bond girl Sophie Marceau as Anna and Sean Bean as Vronsky, was released in 1997 and very, very poorly received.

This will be the third time Wright and Knightley have worked together (Pride and Prejudice, Atonement), and also the third time the pair has...

Jane Eyre director makes logical step from period drama to film about space-age assassin

Cary Fukunaga is to follow up his forthcoming big-screen take on Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre with a science-fiction thriller about a hitman tumbling through space, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Spaceless, based on an original screenplay by Jeff Vintar, has Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski on board as producer and has been green-lit by Universal Studios. It concerns an assassin who wakes to find himself floating through space in a suit that is running out of air, fitted with a computer designed to keep him company until he expires. The last thing he remembers is breaking into a space station to carry out a hit, but is he really about to die? Could he be trapped in an artificial reality or simply experiencing the effects of madness?

Fukunaga made his debut with Sin Nombre,...

Focus Features International have just sent over this new clip from their new movie Jane Eyre where the awesome Michael Fassbender has to ask the question ‘Do you find me handsome!’ Unfortunately he doesn’t get the answer that he’s looking for although.

Directed by Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre), Jane Eyre is based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by Charlotte Brontë, and stars Mia Wasikowska , Michael Fassbender , Judi Dench , Sally Hawkins , Jamie Bell, Imogen Poots, Sophie Ward and Craig Roberts.

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre (Wasikowska) goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester (Fassbender). Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last,...

Exactly how is NBC’s “new” Law & Order: Svu going to look, given the assorted cast changes that have taken place over the summer? Well, you now can get a tiny taste for the rejiggered long-running crime drama.

ImNotObsessed.com has obtained some on-location pics of Emmy-nominated series vet Mariska Hargitay working with her new on-screen partner, played by Cold Case vet Danny Pino. You can check ‘em alllll out here.

Ready for more of today’s TV news vittles? Well….

* NBC’s U.S. adaptation of the UK’s Prime Suspect has recast one of its (many) male roles.

Disney, Jerry Bruckheimer and Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy director Gore Verbinski are really, truly making a new Lone Ranger, in which Johnny Depp will star as a sort of revisionist Tonto, with Armie Hammer (The Social Network, J. Edgar) playing [1] the titular ranger. Now two Western veterans, Dwight Yoakam and Barry Pepper, are in talks for the film. Just for good measure Helena Bonham Carter is likely to join the cast, thereby making Lone Ranger a bridge between Johnny Depp's major movie worlds, Tim Burton and Pirates of the Caribbean. Variety [2] says "Yoakam would play Butch Cavendish, leader of the Cavendish gang and the pic’s primary villain, while Pepper would play Captain J. Fuller, the leader of the seventh cavalry. Carter is still in early discussions — but if a deal closes, she would play the colorful madam of a local brothel." Also in the cast are Tom Wilkinson,...

Time for a little The Lone Ranger update. Finally, we’re here to add one lovely lady to this long-waited project, and trust us, this sounds quite interesting! British actress Ruth Wilson is currently in negotiations to star as the female lead in the upcoming Gore Verbinski‘s project that we already wrote about.

If negotiations work out, Wilson will join the cast that already includes Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer.

Yeah, I’m sure you all agree this cast is great. As we previously reported, Armie Hammer is on board to star as the Lone Ranger, Johnny Depp will be his side-kick Tonto, while Wilson comes in to play a character named Rebecca.

According to Deadline, Wilson, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for a TV mini-series Jane Eyre back in 2008, beat out Jessica Chastain (best known from The Tree of Life) and Abbie Cornish (who we all...

[1] Ruth Wilson will be breaking into the boys' club as the female lead of Gore Verbinski's The Lone Ranger, starring Armie Hammer as the Texas ranger and Johnny Depp as his sidekick Tonto. Although Wilson's name may be unfamiliar to most Americans, she's known in the UK for her work on the BBC's Luther and the Masterpiece Theatre miniseries Jane Eyre. Wilson was selected over Jessica Chastain and Abbie Cornish, who were also being considered for the part, and is currently in negotiations. Very few details have been revealed about her character, named Rebecca. Unlike the earlier versions of the property, Verbinski's Lone Ranger will be told from Tonto's perspective -- "Don Quixote told from Sancho Panza’s point of view," as Verbinski has described [2] it. The film will hit theaters December 21 [3]. [Deadline [4]] After the jump, B.J. Novak joins The Dictator opposite Sacha Baron Cohen a.k.a. Borat, and...

Ruth Wilson is in negotiations to play the female lead in "The Lone Ranger" movie for Disney Pictures reports Deadline.

Wilson's character is named Rebecca, other details however aren't forthcoming. The Jerry Bruckheimer-produced film stars Armie Hammer as the Masked Man and Johnny Depp as Tonto.

Known for a soft voice and strikingly magnetic screen presence, Wilson scored a Golden Globe nomination in 2006 for playing the titular role in the BBC's superb mini-series adaptation of "Jane Eyre" which also starred Toby Stephens.

She then went on to have a role in the mini-series remake of "The Prisoner", and most recently has been seen playing the former child prodigy turned cold-blooded killer Alice in the Idris Elba-led British police drama "Luther".

Wilson beat out the likes of Jessica Chastain and Abbie Cornish for the lead role.

In the annals of the old west, many legendary figures still ride. Buffalo Bill Cody. Doc Holliday. Billy the Kid. And today, another name etches itself in that pantheon of immortality: Rebecca.

Okay, so it doesn't have quite the same je ne sais quoi just yet, but it soon might: according to Deadline, British actress Ruth Wilson is in talks for the role of the mysterious female lead Rebecca in the upcoming Johnny Depp-starring Disney production of "The Lone Ranger." Hey, legends have started from less.

One of the most popular and enduring western characters of all time, "The Lone Ranger" is set to be played by "The Social Network"'s Armie Hammer, with Depp on board as stalwart companion Tonto.

Now Wilson, who is perhaps best known to American audiences as "Jane Eyre" in the 2006 mini-series version and as 313 in the 2009  remake of "The Prisoner," has emerged as...

Here’s an odd mix of projects that look to have cast pivotal female roles: Walt Disney Picture’s Lone Ranger and Lionsgate’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D.

English actress Ruth Wilson is negotiating to portray Rebecca in the Lone Ranger movie, which will also feature Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, and possibly Tom Wilkinson as well. Meanwhile, Lost starlet Tania Raymonde has been cast as another potential Leatherface victim in the new Chainsaw Massacre flick.

Wilson has primarily worked in the television medium, starring in shows like Suburban Shootout and AMC’s updated take on the classic cult series, The Prisoner. She also landed a Golden Globe nomination for her work on a 2006 Masterpiece Theater Jane Eyre mini-series, and recently appeared opposite Idris Elba in the BBC’s Luther. Click to continue reading ‘Lone Ranger’ & ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D’ Snag Female Leads...

British actress Ruth Wilson is in talks to play a lead character called Rebecca in Disney's The Lone Ranger, which will star Armie Hammer as the masked hero and Johnny Depp as Tonto.

Deadline says Wilson beat off competition from Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life) and Abbie Cornish (Limitless).

The actress was nominated for a Golden Globe for her starring role in miniseries Jane Eyre (see picture right) and was most recently seen in Idris Elba detective drama Luther.

Away from the Wild West but still in the action-adventure genre, Edward Norton is in negotiations to play the villain in the next film in the Bourne series, according to Variety.

The fourth instalment, The Bourne Legacy, will not feature Matt Damon's title character but will instead see Jeremy Renner play another assassin trained in the same program.

Rachel Weisz has also signed on to the Universal film from writer/director Tony Gilroy.

Disney may found their leading lady to accompany the masked man. Deadline is reporting British actress Ruth Wilson is in talks for the female lead named Rebecca in “Lone Ranger.” She will star alongside with Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger and Johnny Depp as Tonto. Wilson is best known for roles in several television series including “Luther,” “The Prisoner,” and “Jane Eyre.” She was nominated for a Golden Globe for a television mini-series in 2008 for “Jane Eyre.” According to The Lone Ranger Fan Club, The Lone Ranger started off as an America radio show started in the 1930s and finally ended in 1954. It later expanded on to the big screen with 1938’s “The Lone Ranger,” 1939’s “The Lone Ranger Rides Again,” and “The Legend of the Lone Ranger” in 1982. The Lone Ranger was also a television series from 1948 through 1957. The last appearance of The Lone Ranger was in 2003 for...

The Lone Ranger casts Ruth Wilson as lead in Armie Hammer, Johnny Depp starrer for director Gore Verbinski. The British actress is in talks for the role of Rebecca Reid, wife of Dan Reid, head of the Rangers and also the brother of John Reid (Armie Hammer) a.k.a. masked crime fighter The Lone Ranger, reports Variety. Ruth Wilson is best known for her role in Luther, the BBC crime drama with Idris Elba as well as the Jane Eyre series and AMC's The Prisoner. Tom Wilkinson co-stars in the film scripted by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, and Justin Haythe.

The Lone Ranger casts Ruth Wilson as lead in Armie Hammer, Johnny Depp starrer for director Gore Verbinski. The British actress is in talks for the role of Rebecca Reid, wife of Dan Reid, head of the Rangers and also the brother of John Reid (Armie Hammer) a.k.a. masked crime fighter The Lone Ranger, reports Variety. Ruth Wilson is best known for her role in Luther, the BBC crime drama with Idris Elba as well as the Jane Eyre series and AMC's The Prisoner. Tom Wilkinson co-stars in the film scripted by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, and Justin Haythe.

The Lone Ranger casts Ruth Wilson as lead in Armie Hammer, Johnny Depp starrer for director Gore Verbinski. The British actress is in talks for the role of Rebecca Reid, wife of Dan Reid, head of the Rangers and also the brother of John Reid (Armie Hammer) a.k.a. masked crime fighter The Lone Ranger, reports Variety. Ruth Wilson is best known for her role in Luther, the BBC crime drama with Idris Elba as well as the Jane Eyre series and AMC's The Prisoner. Tom Wilkinson co-stars in the film scripted by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, and Justin Haythe.