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Jan 08,2012
James’ films, Arthur Christmas, Gnomeo and Juliet and X Men First Class are listed in BAFTA Film Awards Longlist in 2012. Official nomination will be announced on January 17. These are the categories his films are listed for:
Outstanding British Film – Arthur Christmas
Original Screenplay – Arthur Christmas
Special Visual Effects – X Men First Class
Animated Film – Arthur Christmas , Gnomeo & Juliet
Jan 05,2012
Dec 28,2011
Some latest casting rumors of James that I missed:
From MyTrackingBoard:
Gemma Arterton and James McAvoy Caught Between “Bad Blood and Trouble”
He is also apparently in negotitions for Boys Soccer:
What started as one of the lowest points of Andy Thomas’ life ended in a hobby that’s produced a story which soon might be headed to a theater near you.
Thomas, the former boys soccer coach at Mater Dei, got interested in screen writing while working as a soccer consultant on “Pumpkin,” starring Christina Ricci. Afterword, he read books and took some classes to improve his craft. And now, he’s got “The Beast,” a script of a true story based on the bleak days on the Isle of Man that eventually led Thomas to the Laguna Beach boys soccer team and a series of CIF-SS championship in the late 1990s.
After making phone call after phone call, to a point where Thomas was becoming a persistent nuisance, David Anspaugh, who made “Rudy” and “Hoosiers,” finally read the screenplay and wants to direct the film, which Thomas said is not just a sports movie but one that encompasses so many aspects of life.
“It took a long time … 10 years to get to this point. There was a lot of trial and error,” Thomas said. “It’s a great story about a great kid.”
Thomas quit coaching the Monarchs last season, so he could put in some extra time refining the script.
“Getting him (Anspaugh) on board, has really been the turning point,” Thomas said
Thomas reveals quite a bit about himself in the film, not all of it good. He dreamed of playing in the English Premier League for his beloved Liverpool, so he could earn enough money to give his cash-strapped family a better life. But he wasn’t tall enough to make his childhood dream come true, and the in heartbreaking days that followed Thomas traveled to Laguna Beach, hoping that a change of scenery would lift his spirits.
It’s here in Orange County that Thomas joins forces with Matt Reedy, aka “The Beast,” a superb all-around athlete and star on the Laguna Beach soccer team. Together they stop a mentally challenged man from being bullied, and form a friendship that changes each other’s life.
Thomas said the production team is in current negotiations with James McAvoy (The Last King of Scotland and X-Men) to play Thomas in the movie. Ed Begley Jr. and Stacey Keach have been cast in the film.
Thomas has been meeting with investors to try and lock down the funding for the project which has a budget of $6-$9million, and he said filming should begin in March. Some of the production, he said, would be done in Laguna Beach.
Dec 28,2011
JAMES McAvoy has admitted his new role in Irvine Welsh’s Filth could spell the end of his A-List career in Hollywood.
James, 32, has built a stellar CV in America thanks to films, such as X Men: First Class and Wanted.
But next month he is heading home to Scotland to star in the film adaptation of the controversial book.
In the film he plays Bruce Robertson, an Edinburgh police officer with a depraved and debauched lifestyle.
Robertson is a nasty piece of work – a bigot and a racist who sleeps with the wives of his brother and best friend.
He enjoys cross-dressing and extreme sex, like bestiality and autoerotic asphyxiation.
Starring in Welsh’s Trainspotting didn’t harm Ewan McGregor and Kelly Macdonald but they were little known when they played junkie Renton and his schoolgirl lover. James fears that, as an established actor, taking on this part could be a disastrous mistake.
But it’s a risk he is willing to take.
James said: “I’m taking probably the biggest risk of my career in playing the part in Filth.
“It’s an incredible role for me, unlike anything I’ve ever done and a massive challenge. One I hope I don’t dash myself on.”
The film, which starts shooting in Glasgow next month, also stars Jamie Bell as James’s sidekick and Alan Cumming as his boss.
And it continues the influx of Hollywood stars to Scotland over the last few months.
This year, we have had Brad Pitt filming his zombie movie World War Z, Halle Berry in Cloud Atlas and beauty Scarlett Johansson was in Scotland shooting scenes for Under The Skin.
Despite the seedy nature of the film, James reckons it’s important he takes risks in his career or he will be sucked into starring in movies that are easy and uncontroversial.
And he knows that would quickly lead to him becoming bored with his profession and with audiences also feeling the same. He said: “If you stop taking risks, then you get bored, or you just keep playing the same part, over and over again.
“Eventually audiences get bored of that as well. “
The pressure is on now that he is well-known. He said: “It is difficult because everyone is watching now.
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Dec 23,2011
San Diego Film Critics chose Arthur Christmas for Best Animation Film!
BEST ANIMATED FILM –
Winner: ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
HAPPY FEET TWO
KUNG FU PANDA 2
RANGO
WINNIE THE POOH
Dec 21,2011
Make sure to vote X Men First Class in IGN’s Best Comic Book Adaptation, Action Movie and Best Movie. Also Matthew is nominated for Best Movie Director along with Michael for Best Movie actor. Winners announced on January 17!
Dec 17,2011
I’d say 2011 was the year of the superhero if 2012 wasn’t also set to gift us with a staggering array of caped and non-caped crusaders. Let’s just say the last 12 months have delivered the world, to varying degrees of success, “The Green Hornet,” “Green Lantern,” “Captain America: The First Avenger,” and “Thor.”
The best of the bunch, however, is without a doubt “X-Men: First Class.” What separates the mutants from their comic-book brethren is not story or visual effects or dope fight sequences — though “X-Men” has all of those things in spades — but something much rarer in this genre: characters you actually care about.
And so we honor “X-Men: First Class” as our #6 pick in MTV’s Best of 2011 Movies list. Listen, I enjoyed “Thor” but never for a second did I buy the love story between the God of Thunder and Natalie Portman’s earthy scientist. Though “Green Hornet” was a hoot, I never felt invested in Seth Rogen’s bad-boy-gone-good arc. “X-Men,” by contrast, gave us a level of character development you simply don’t see often in superhero flicks, regardless of the year.
Magneto’s (Michael Fassbender) path from Holocaust survivor to conflicted hero to cynical villain just slayed me. I rooted for him at every turn, first when he embarked on a mission of vengeance and then, when he turned toward the dark side, I kept hoping he’d reconsider — even as I knew he would not. Fassbender rules, full spot. Professor Xavier (James McAvoy), Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), Beast (Nicholas Hoult) — all of them had fully fleshed-out character arcs; every one was absorbing. These mutants were human, all too human.
So, um, yeah: characters! “X-Men” has a lot more going for it, too. The retro ’60s setting imbued the entire story with the weight of history. The score effing rocked. And, at long last after the calamity that was “X-Men: The Last Stand,” we had a Marvel mutant movie we could all be psyched about again.
It arrived in a year that had us pretty psyched about what was going on at the multiplex. “X-Men” joins “The Muppets,” (#7) “50/50″ (#8), “The Descendants” (#9) and “Attack the Block” (#10) on our Best of 2011 list. The full list — including MTV’s pick for the best movie of the year — will be announced during a live stream at 4:30 p.m. ET on Friday (December 16).
Dec 15,2011
Both Arthur Christmas & Gnomeo & Juliet have golden globe nominations!
Best Animated Feature Film
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss in Boots
RangoBest Original Song – Motion Picture
“Hello Hello” — Gnomeo & Juliet
Music by: Elton John
Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin
“The Keeper” — Machine Gun Preacher
Music & Lyrics by: Chris Cornell
“Lay Your Head Down” — Albert Nobbs
Music by: Brian Byrne
Lyrics by: Glenn Close
“The Living Proof” — The Help
Music by: Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason, Jr.
Lyrics by: Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas
“Masterpiece” — W.E.
Music & Lyrics by: Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry
Dec 14,2011
HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU
COWBOYS & ALIENS
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
Dec 13,2011
Both of James’ animation films, Gnomeo & Juliet and Arthur Christmas have nominations at Critic Choice Movie Awards which will take place on January 12:
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“The Adventures of Tintin”
“Arthur Christmas”
“Kung Fu Panda 2″
“Puss in Boots”
“Rango”BEST SONG
“Hello Hello” – performed by Elton John and Lady Gaga/written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin – “Gnomeo & Juliet”
“Life’s a Happy Song” – performed by Jason Segel, Amy Adams and Walter/written by Bret McKenzie – “The Muppets”
“The Living Proof” – performed by Mary J. Blige/written by Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman and Harvey Mason, Jr. – “The Help”
“Man or Muppet” – performed by Jason Segel and Walter/written by Bret McKenzie – “The Muppets”
“Pictures in My Head” – performed by Kermit and the Muppets/written by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman – “The Muppets”
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