Leonardo DiCaprio: Hard At Work
Leonardo DiCaprio: Hard At Work
At this stage in his career, Leonardo DiCaprio can pretty much pick and choose which projects he wants to work on. And his latest gig is a movie called “Shutter Island.”
Shooting in Boston, Massachusetts, “Shutter Island” is about US Marshal Teddy Daniels (played by DiCaprio) who is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a mental hospital.
And not only is the cast killer- Leo stars alongside Sir Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, and Mark Ruffalo - at the helm of it all is legendary writer/director Martin Scorsese, with whom DiCaprio worked on “The Departed.”
Sunday morning, the “Titanic” star was spotted hard at work filming scenes for the new flick in a white shirt with his sleeves rolled up and matching white trousers.
300 Prequel/Sequel Moving Forward
Earlier today, Peter reported on the race to the screen between two new Greek mythology epics inspired by 300. The flip side of this news is that both director Zack Snyder and 300 producers, Mark Canton and Gianni Nunnari (who are also producing one the aforementioned epics) confirmed to Collider at the Saturn Awards that a 300 sequel/prequel is finally bubbling.
“We’re working on sequel of 300, the prequel of 300,” said Nunnari. Canton chimed in with, “We’re looking to do another 300 and we’re looking for Frank Miller and Zack to do their thing. …Because we’ve had obviously around the world quite seriously such an amazing journey. It keeps on going. We’re talking about the genius of Frank Miller and Zack Snyder.”
In a separate interview, Snyder confirmed that if “something is cool” they’ll do it (isn’t this Hollywood’s MO right now?)…
“Yeah, I’ve talked to Frank a little bit about it, and he’s going to do something, I think he’s going to draw something. We’ll see what he does. If something’s cool we’ll make a movie out of it,” said Snyder.
There you have it! He’s going to draw something. For over a year, news about a follow-up to the game-changing green screen money maker has floated about the Net. Back in March ‘07, Miller was said to be prepping one, even. As for a storyline, nothing was offered up in these interviews. Previously some readers suggested that “a sequel could be made using 10,000: The Battle of Plataea or the naval Battle of Salamis.” Of note: Snyder is interested in returning, whereas some speculated that Miller—with The Spirit already campaigning hard in Geek Land—would helm.
Up next for Snyder after Watchmen is the animated owl fantasy, Guardians of Ga’Hoole. He also has The Tattooed Man on the burner. He is also quite flabbergasted that some people don’t “get” the commentary that is nippled regalia in Watchmen.
Resurrected Discuss: Uh oh. Some commenters below still feel with a certain passion that 300 was not “historically accurate.”
Spector Suffers From Supreme Intervention
Phil Spector’s defense team heard a “no” from on high today.
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to review an appellate court’s refusal to order a hearing on the defense’s wish to have the judge who presided over Spector’s first murder trial removed from the case.
Spector attorney Doron Weinberg has argued that jury instructions given by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler, who is also set to helm the music producer’s retrial in September, the first time around indicated a bias against the defendant.
A judge ruled that the defense had showed no basis for Fidler’s removal and failed to file its motion in a timely manner. The 2nd District Court of Appeal subsequently refused in April to order a hearing on the matter.
Spector’s second trial for the shooting death of Lana Clarkson is scheduled to begin Sept. 29.
Shear Genius officially married to Nexxus
Much like the marriage of Top Chef and all things Glad, Bravo’s Shear Genius has inked a deal with Nexxus Salon Hair Care to be the sole integrated sponsor of the upcoming season. And we’re talking full immersion here. The salon that houses the competition will be called the “Shear Genius Nexxus Salon.” There will be a Nexxus challenge in the show. The stylists will use only Nexxus products. And the winner of the Shear Genius will receive $100,000 furnished by Nexxus and an apprenticeship with the company.
Get ready to lather, rinse and compete. The second season of SG will premiere on Wednesday June 25th at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo. Jaclyn Smith will host. Celebrity stylist Kim Vo and Allure editor Kelly Atterton will helm the judges table. Rene Fris will be back again as the contestants’ mentor.
Shear Genius is the Bravo’s first original series shot in high definition.