Film legend Warren Beatty has wrapped principal photography on his Howard Hughes project--the director's first feature in almost 20 years--after a 74-day shoot. The film's plot is being kept under wraps, but reportedly focuses on a late-life affair the aviation pioneer (Beatty) had with a much younger woman (Lily Collins). Beatty is 77, Collins 25. It's taken quite some time for Beatty's film to take off: just this February, Deadline reported that billionaires Ron Burkle and Steve Bing, Windsor Media’s Terry Semel, Arnon Milchan’s New Regency and James Packer’s and Brett Ratner’s RatPac Entertainment had finally come together to finance the roughly $27 million production. Beatty wrote the film and will star as the older Hughes, joined by Alden Ehrenreich as Hughes's assistant. In addition, Martin Sheen, Annette Bening and Matthew Broderick will also star, along with Alec Baldwin as Robert Maheu, a confidante...
- 6/10/2014
- by Jacob Combs
- Thompson on Hollywood
Octavia Spencer (The Help) has joined the cast of Insurgent, the sequel to Divergent and second of four planned films based on the Veronica Roth novels. Spencer will play Johanna, the leader of the Amity faction as she joins Shailene Woodley, Theo James and Kate Winslet, all of which are returning for the film, which will be directed by Robert Schwentke and released March 20, 2015. Deadline Nash Edgerton, brother of Joel Edgerton, and director of numerous great shorts and the 2008 film The Square, is set to direct American Express for Annapurna with Charlize Theron set to star. Plot details have not been released. Alec Baldwin has joined Warren Beatty's untitled Howard Hughes project, which is currently filming. Baldwin will play the reclusive billionaire's lawyer, Bob Maheu. The film centers on the love story between Hughes' assistant (Alden Ehrenreich) and an actress played by Lily Collins. Beatty plays Hughes with Martin Sheen,...
- 5/12/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Alec Baldwin must have some kind of fascination with Howard Hughes. He starred in Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator as Pan American World Airways founder Juan Trippe, and has now jumped on board Warren Beatty’s upcoming, as-yet-untitled Howard Hughes film as well.
While it would have been cool to see him reprise his role as Trippe, Baldwin will be playing a different character this time around. In this film, he’ll take the part of Hughes’ lawyer, Bob Maheu.
Beatty will be directing and starring as Hughes, along with a cast that includes Lily Collins, Alden Ehrenreich, Martin Sheen, Matthew Broderick and Annette Bening. Interestingly enough, the film actually won’t be a Hughes biopic. Instead, it tells the story of his assistant (played by Ehrenreich) and his assistant’s love interest (Collins), who’s an actress.
Though this has been a passion project of Beatty’s for twenty years now,...
While it would have been cool to see him reprise his role as Trippe, Baldwin will be playing a different character this time around. In this film, he’ll take the part of Hughes’ lawyer, Bob Maheu.
Beatty will be directing and starring as Hughes, along with a cast that includes Lily Collins, Alden Ehrenreich, Martin Sheen, Matthew Broderick and Annette Bening. Interestingly enough, the film actually won’t be a Hughes biopic. Instead, it tells the story of his assistant (played by Ehrenreich) and his assistant’s love interest (Collins), who’s an actress.
Though this has been a passion project of Beatty’s for twenty years now,...
- 5/12/2014
- by James Garcia
- We Got This Covered
Alec Baldwin has joined Warren Beatty's untitled Howard Hughes project.
Baldwin will portray Bob Maheu, who was Hughes' lawyer, reports Deadline.
The film will tell the love story between Hughes' assistant (Alden Ehrenreich) and his young lover (Lily Collins).
Beatty is set to direct, produce and star as Hughes. The project already cast Martin Sheen, Annette Bening and Matthew Broderick.
Back in February, Baldwin announced in his New York magazine essay that he was retiring from the public life after being portrayed as a "homophobic bigot" by the media.
The former 30 Rock actor made headlines when it was claimed he used an anti-gay slur against a journalist last year. His his MSNBC show was suspended for two weeks as a result.
Baldwin will portray Bob Maheu, who was Hughes' lawyer, reports Deadline.
The film will tell the love story between Hughes' assistant (Alden Ehrenreich) and his young lover (Lily Collins).
Beatty is set to direct, produce and star as Hughes. The project already cast Martin Sheen, Annette Bening and Matthew Broderick.
Back in February, Baldwin announced in his New York magazine essay that he was retiring from the public life after being portrayed as a "homophobic bigot" by the media.
The former 30 Rock actor made headlines when it was claimed he used an anti-gay slur against a journalist last year. His his MSNBC show was suspended for two weeks as a result.
- 5/11/2014
- Digital Spy
For the second time in his career, Alec Baldwin has signed on to a Howard Hughes biopic: The first was Martin Scorsese's 2004 The Aviator. This time around, it's Warren Beatty in the director’s chair (and producer's, and lead actor's), and, Variety reports, Baldwin will play Robert Maheu, a key confidant of the eccentric billionaire. Martin Sheen, Matthew Broderick, and Annette Bening have also joined previously reported cast members Alden Ehrenreich and Lily Collins in the still-untitled feature.
- 5/10/2014
- by Delia Paunescu
- Vulture
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