Jeff Bridges confirmed for comic adap R.I.P.D.
Jeff Bridges has officially signed on to star opposite Ryan Reynolds in undead comic adaptation R.I.P.D.
He’ll play the role of Roy Powell, which was originally landed by Zach Galifianakis before his schedule forced him to depart the project. Powell is described as a gunslinger who’s been dead for hundreds of years.
The movie’s plot follows the Rest In Peace Department of the law, whose job it is to monitor the activities of the undead population.
Spoke Art: Quentin vs Coen
Amazing images from an art show pitting Coens and Tarantino-inspired artworks against each other.
23 Surprising Movie Singers
1. Robert Downey Jr
The Singer: Former hellraiser turned box-office mega-draw Robert Downey Jr.
Best Known For: Smirking and smashing his way through two Iron Man films, propelling himself back to the top of the A-list in the process.
Sounds Like: Someone doing Bruce Springsteen at a karaoke night, with some “moody” piano tinkling thrown in for good measure.
Lyric That Could Be Dialogue: “Give me your body, won’t you give me your sweet soul.”
Typical Amazon Review: “I let go and sink into the complexities that lie at the heart of his music. When it ends, and there is only the tap of rain on my window, I feel as if I have visited with Downey for a while in his own beautifully human universe.”
Tron Legacy short The Next Day online
Tron Legacy wasn’t quite as critically well-received as Disney hoped it would be, but there’s no denying it’s an interesting curio with some ravishing visuals. It’s also heading onto DVD and Blu-ray pretty soon – and one of the Blu-ray’s extra features has just been released online via YouTube.
A 10 minute short entitled Tron: The Next Day, the bite-sized film bridges the gap between Tron and Tron Legacy, containing footage shot for the latter that never made the cut. The Next Day tracks the inception of the Flynn Lives organisation, and gives away Legacy’s ending. Spoiler alert and all that.
Jeff Bridges: Best Movie Roles
14) The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Role: Jeffrey Lebowski
Why It’s The Best: The defining role of Bridges’ illustrious career, and the one that will mean people forevermore refer to the actor as The Dude.
Jeff Says: “That film is such a wonderful, wonderful movie. It’s one of my favourites. I know I’m partial, but even if I wasn’t in the film it would still be one of my favourites. It’s a great movie to watch.
“I mean, every time you see it you see more detail and something that you missed last time. And then there’s these Lebowski fests. I went to one not too long ago and I had my Beatle moment and I got a little band together and played one of these fests.
“You know, played to a sea of Dudes, they’re all dressed up like The Dude… and bowling pins… they went crazy. I think it’s a wonderful thing that happened to Lebowski. When it first came out it wasn’t that successful but it’s gained success each year.”
2011 Oscar Nominations
(Selected)
Best Picture
* Black Swan
* The Fighter
* Inception
* The Kids Are All Right
* The King’s Speech
* 127 Hours
* The Social Network
* Toy Story 3
* True Grit
* Winter’s Bone
Performance by an actor in a leading role
* Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
* Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
* Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
* James Franco in “127 Hours”
* Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
* Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
* John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone”
* Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
* Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
* Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech”
Performance by an actress in a leading role
* Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
* Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
* Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone”
* Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
* Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
* Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
* Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech”
* Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
* Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
* Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”
Best animated feature film of the year
* How to Train Your Dragon
* The Illusionist
* Toy Story 3
Achievement in Cinematography
* Black Swan
* Inception
* The King’s Speech
* The Social Network
* True Grit
Achievement in directing
* Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky
* The Fighter, David O. Russell
* The King’s Speech, Tom Hooper
* The Social Network, David Fincher
* True Grit, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Best Documentary Feature
* Exit through the Gift Shop
* Gasland
* Inside Job
* Restrepo
* Waste Land Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
* How to Train Your Dragon, John Powell
* Inception, Hans Zimmer
* The King’s Speech, Alexandre Desplat
* 127 Hours, A.R. Rahman
* The Social Network, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Achievement in visual effects
* Alice in Wonderland
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
* Hereafter
* Inception
* Iron Man 2
Adapted screenplay
* 127 Hours
* The Social Network
* Toy Story 3
* True Grit
* Winter’s Bone
Original screenplay
* Another Year
* The Fighter
* Inception
* The Kids Are All Right
* The King’s Speech
The Big Lebowski (1998)
True Dude
Tron Legacy is out today, read our review here.
