Mar 10,2012

Bruce Willis movie to open Cannes Film Festival

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Bruce Willis and Ed Norton’s latest movie Moonrise Kingdom has been selected to open this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

The movie, set in the 1960s, is about a young pair of lovers who run away from home, prompting a huge search party.

The film was directed and co-written by Wes Anderson and also stars Bill Murray and Tilda Swinton.

Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti will lead this year’s festival jury. The 11-day event starts on 16 May.

Director Anderson co-wrote the screenplay with Roman Coppola – director Francis Ford Coppola’s son.

Anderson is best known for The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou – which also starred Murray in the title role – and Fantastic Mr Fox.

Cannes organisers said Moonrise Kingdom was a “tormented and surprising story of children and adults during the stormy days of the summer of 1965″. Read the rest of this entry »

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Mar 05,2012

Bruce Willis Set To Star In ‘Five Against A Bullet’ for Columbia Pictures And Mimran Schur

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Bruce Willis will star in Five Against A Bullet, the action thriller being developed by producers Lorenzo DiBonaventura, Jordan Schur, and David Mimran for Columbia Pictures, it was announced today by Hannah Minghella, president of production for Columbia Pictures.

Alex Litvak is writing the screenplay which centers on a Mexican politician who, after his father is killed by a drug cartel, hires the five best bodyguards from around the world to protect him through a contentious election.

Commenting on the announcement, Minghella said, “We have been excited about this project since acquiring the rights last year from Mimran Schur and believe Bruce Willis is the perfect actor to lead this cast. We look forward to moving Five Against A Bullet into production quickly.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Mar 02,2012