11/03 Hathaway and Sturgess to star in ‘One Day’?

Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess are attached to star in romantic comedy One Day, reports Coming Soon. Producer Nina Jacobson revealed that the duo are currently negotiating contracts for the project, which will be directed by An Education’s Lone Scherfig. “That is supposed to go this summer in London with Lone Scherfig directing and Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess,” Jacobsen said. One Day centres on Dexter and Emma, who meet during their graduation in 1988 and decide to reunite for one day every year for the next 20 years. The movie is based on David Nicholls’s 2009 novel.

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02/03 Tim Burton’s Nigella Inspiration

Tim Burton based the White Queen from Alice in Wonderland on Nigella Lawson. The director admits he couldn’t stop thinking about the celebrity chef when he was creating the character, played in the new movie by Anne Hathaway. He revealed: “There’s this very beautiful cooking show host in England named Nigella Lawson and I quietly had her as my image for this character.” The director – who previously said that the Red Queen was partly inspired by New York real estate mogul Leona Helmsley – used Nigella for ideas because her domestic goddess routine has an eerie edge to it at times. He explained to the Los Angeles Times: “She’s really beautiful and she does all this cooking, but then there’s this glint in her eye and when you see it you go, ‘Oh, whoa, she’s like really…nuts.’ I mean in a good way. Well, maybe. I don’t know.”

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20/12 Dunst Is ‘written out of Spider-Man franchise’?

Kirsten Dunst will be written out of the Spider-Man movie series after the next installment and replaced as the franchise’s leading lady by Anne Hathaway – according to U.S. reports. The actress has played Mary-Jane – Spider-Man/Peter Parker’s red-headed love interest – in three movies to date, and has signed to reprise her role in Spider-Man 4, which is scheduled to begin shooting next year. But insiders tell Star magazine Dunst’s character will be written out in the next movie. A source says, “The plan is for her character to be written out, probably by dying. “Anne will take over as Peter Parker’s new love interest for this project and for Spider-Man 5 and 6 which are being written now. “Anne’s in L.A. doing a lot of meetings on the movie, because filming is right around the corner.”

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20/11 Spall: Burton’s Alice fantastic

Timothy Spall has said viewers can expect great things from Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland. The British actor voices The Bloodhound in Burton’s 3-D version of Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s story. Asked what the film would be like, Timothy said: “I’ve not been on set, I’ve just been in a studio doing a voice – but it being a Tim Burton film it’s going to certainly be fantastic to look at.” He continued, paying tribute to the American director: “I had a chance to work with him on Sweeney Todd. He’s a great artist and great auteur.” Also starring in the film are Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Michael Sheen, Stephen Fry, Matt Lucas and Helena Bonham Carter. Alice In Wonderland is due out in cinemas in March 2010.

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17/11 Who wants to be ‘Spider-Man’s Black Cat?

Anne Hathaway has become the latest star to deny links to the next Spider-Man movie villain. Just days after Rachel McAdams’ representatives dismissed reports suggesting The Notebook star would be playing the evil Black Cat in Spider-Man 4, Hathaway’s aides insist she’s not considering the part either. The star’s publicist tells EW.com, “There are no negotiations underway.” Internet film gossips are now suggesting Julia Stiles is the leading lady being considered for Black Cat. Tobey Maguire will return as the big screen web-slinger in the blockbuster, which is due for release in 2011.

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24/10 New Alice in Wonderland Trailer online!

Spike has premiered a new(ish) trailer for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland that mixes up the footage a bit from the original teaser trailer and includes a few seconds of new clips. You can watch it here. Thanks to ComingSoon.net!

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21/10 Hathaway and Harris up for animation ‘Rio’

Anne Hathaway and Neil Patrick Harris have signed up for Fox Animation’s Rio, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Blue Sky Studios, Fox and director Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs) will all team up on the project, which is scheduled for release in 2011. It will be filmed in 3D digital animation. The film will follow the story of a “nerdy macaw” who leaves Minnesota and heads for the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is not known what roles Hathaway and Harris will voice. Fox and Blue Sky have taken $2.4 billion worldwide on previous films Horton Hears a Who!, Robots and the Ice Age franchise.

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06/09 Knightley and Hathaway vying for ‘My Fair Lady’

Keira Knightley, Anne Hathaway and Scarlet Johansson are reportedly all being considered for the lead role of the film remake of My Fair Lady. The starring role of Eliza Doolittle was originally played by screen legend Audrey Hepburn. Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle is to helm the picture and is rumoured to want 24-year-old Knightley for the iconic part, reports STV. An insider said: “Keira and Scarlett are the only two real contenders and Keira’s the favourite. She’s the most natural Eliza people have seen. “She has worked on her singing voice for a year and will get better and better.” Production on My Fair Lady is to begin late next year.

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04/08 Hathaway and Jackman re-team for circus musical?

Academy Awards performers Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman are in talks to reteam for another song and dance number – in a forthcoming movie musical about circus showman P.T. Barnum. Oscar host Jackman brought Broadway glamour to the awards show in February, opening the ceremony with an upbeat song-and-dance routine featuring the Get Smart star. Jackman has since signed on with Twentieth Century Fox to play the three-ring circus pioneer in The Greatest Showman on Earth. According to Daily Variety, Hathaway is in talks to play his love interest Jenny Lind – the famed circus singer Barnum dubbed the Swedish Nightingale. British singer-songwriter Mika is reportedly in negotiations to write music and lyrics for the project. Jackman will also produce the film with his Seed Productions partner, John Palermo.

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23/07 “Alice in Wonderland” Teaser Now Officially Online

Walt Disney Pictures has now officially brought online the teaser trailer for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, starring Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Sheen, Matt Lucas, Crispin Glover, Stephen Fry and Alan Rickman. The film hits conventional and IMAX 3D theaters on March 5. You can watch the trailer here! Thanks to ComingSoon.net!

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