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Johnny Depp enters the revolving door of The Tourist

2 hours ago | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

If you follow the production of films you will soon become aware that many changes often take place on the journey from script to celluloid.

But even by those standards, The Tourist has gone through a surprising number of cast and crew members coming and going.

The latest to arrive through the project's revolving door is Johnny Depp, who is now in talks to play the lead role, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Initially, Bharat Nalluri was on board to direct the thriller, with Tom Cruise in the lead. Charlize Theron was set to co-star.

But then Cruise left and Sam Worthington was brought in as a replacement.

After that, Charlize Theron departed and in came Angelina Jolie. Bharat Nalluri dropped out and the studio brought in German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.

Following that, Sam Worthington dropped out and von Donnersmarck moved on. Alfonso Cuaron is now heading for the director's chair. »

- David Bentley

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George Lopez Promotes New Show with Twitterboard

5 hours ago | Extra | See recent Extra news »

"Lopez Tonight" premieres Monday, Nov. 9 -- and George Lopez is getting the word out in Times Square!

From now until Nov. 15, Twitter posts from Lopez and fans are on display on Broadway between 44th and 45th streets with a high-definition billboard. A scroll of selected tweets run on the billboard and fans can register and tweet through http://georgetweets.com.

On Monday, the comedian brings the party to late night with "Lopez Tonight" TBS at 11 Pm. »

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Salt Script Review

19 hours ago | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »

When Kurt Wimmer’s (Equilibrium) script for Salt was originally picked up by Columbia Pictures, Tom Cruise was attached for the lead.  However, scheduling conflicts or it’s resemblance to Mission: Impossible caused him to take a walk, leaving the role wide open for Angelina Jolie.

A few gender tweaks were all they needed to turn this Cold War thriller into an action vehicle for a strong woman.  Having read the script, audiences are in for one hell of an awesome flick in July 2010.

The trailer indicates there have been some changes since Wimmer’s draft, which received rewrites by Brian Helgeland (Oscar winning screenwriter of Mystic River).  For example, a key assassination attempt is shown as an explosion rather than the sniper operation described in the script’s quickly-turning pages.  But it’s clear from the trailer that one thing remains as the core element in the film: this »

- Jeff Leins

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Crashville: The Risky Route To Oscar Glory

20 hours ago | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

In March 2006 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences sprung one of its annual surprises by awarding the best picture Oscar to Crash, rather than Ang Lee’s acclaimed gay cowboy drama, Brokeback Mountain. At the time it looked as though racism and multiple vehicular pile-ups had trumped homosexuality in the battle of the “hot button” issue movies. But perhaps the Academy was belatedly acknowledging the kind of ambitious, densely plotted, multi-character dramas made famous by the great Robert Altman. From 1975’s Nashville, to Short Cuts, Prêt à Porter and his 2006 swansong A Prairie Home Companion, Altman allowed audiences to immerse themselves in the cinematic equivalent of a book of short stories. Writer Alissa Quart has characterised these films with multiple intersecting plotlines as “hyperlink movies”, in which, “information, character, and action co-exist without hierarchy”. Now I’m a fan of Altman and I loved Paul Thomas Anderson’s, »

- Ricky

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Christmas is coming, and Disney’s getting fat

6 November 2009 2:18 AM, PST | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »

Christmas is a bit like the flu. You are forced to lie around all day, watch crap TV, consume lots of food you wouldn’t normally eat, and each year both seem to arrive earlier and than the last. This year I had flu fashionably early,setting the trend  in July while London’s utterly loathsome and incompetent  major, Boris Johnson has been bribed by Disney to switch on the Oxford Street Christmas lights purely to coincide with the release of, A Christmas Carol, this week. They even allowed the films star Jim Carrey to switch the buggers on!!!!!  Yet, directed by Robert (Forest Gump , Back to the Future) Zemeckis this 3D animated adaptation of the Dickens tale is not aimed at kids of all ages. I’d say, due to it’s thoroughly creepy protagonists, nightmarish scenes of ghouls taking their jaws off and spectres chasing ol’ Scrooge through dark alleys, »

- Chris Sullivan

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Box office preview: 'A Christmas Carol' set to bring some cheer to the box office

5 November 2009 4:02 PM, PST | EW - Hollywood Insider.com | See recent EW.com - Hollywood Insider news »

Feeling merry? Disney and Robert Zemeckis sure hope so as they prepare to unload the technologically obsessed filmmaker's vision of Dickens' classic holiday tale, A Christmas Carol, in over 3,500 theaters (2,000 of which will be 3-D). Carol starring Jim Carrey may be Zemeckis' most successful debut using his beloved motion-capture technology -- which seems to have finally overcome the "hollowed eyes" criticism that befell his earlier attempts like Polar Express and Beowulf. Now it's really just going to come down to how many people are ready for some Christmas spirit this early in the fall season. (Some of us still haven't disposed of our jack-o'-lantern remains. »

- Nicole Sperling

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Keith, Nicole and Sunday: Walk This Way

5 November 2009 10:00 AM, PST | People - CelebrityBabies | See recent People - CelebrityBabies news »

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Enjoying a fall stroll in Nashville, Tenn. on Tuesday, Keith Urban kept daughter Sunday Rose’s attention with a balloon as he and Nicole Kidman walked a leaf-lined path.

Sunday, 15 months, is the first child together for the actress and singer. Nicole is also mom to Isabella Jane, 16, and Connor Antony, 14, with ex-husband Tom Cruise.

Sunday rides in a Mountain Buggy Urban in Navy ($579).

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- Sarah

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Johnny Depp in talks to replace Sam Worthington in ‘The Tourist’

5 November 2009 9:06 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

The large round of musical chairs for the The Tourist continues.

Last month we reported that Angelina Jolie replaced Charlize Theron on the American remake of French film Anthony Zimmer and now it seems like Johnny Depp is in talks to replace Australian actor Sam Worthington. The role originally had Tom Cruise slated to star.

Depp would play an American tourist drawn into a “web of intrigue by a female Interpol agent (Jolie) who is attempting to locate a criminal who was once her lover.”

The 2005 French film Anthony Zimmer was directed by Jérôme Salle. It starred the lovely Sophie Marceau and Yvan Attal.

Jolie remains on the project, however, along with Worthington, original director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck has left the project.  Children of Men director Alfonso Cuaron still in talks to replace him.

The Tourist is still on schedule to begin production in February.

Source: Variety

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- Reel Loop News Staff

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Johnny Depp Replacing Sam Worthington In ‘The Tourist?’

5 November 2009 7:38 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

When does the movie business ever go as planned? Rarely, it seems, as evidenced by the change-ups with the upcoming thriller The Tourist, the remake of the 2005 French film, Anthony Zimmer.

We recently reported that Angelina Jolie had replaced Charlize Theron in the movie, with Jolie joining the already-cast Sam Worthington (who originally replaced Tom Cruise). Then a week later came news that after previously attached director Bharat Nalluri had stepped away from the project, The Lives of Other director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck was being eyed to helm the film instead.

All seemed to be in place and The Tourist was set for an early 2010 shooting start. However, although the latter is still true, there appears to Still be major change-ups happening, as not only is yet another new director being looked at to now replace Donnersmarck, but Worthington may be getting replaced by Johnny Depp!

 

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- Ross Miller

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Nicole Kidman loved experimenting with 'strange sexual fetish stuff' (IrishCentral)

5 November 2009 7:24 AM, PST | IrishCentral | See recent IrishCentral news »

The ‘Nine’ actress – who divorced Tom Cruise in 2001 following a 10-year union and is now married to country singer Keith Urban – says she has enjoyed exploring with the different aspects of love, sex and relationships over the years. She explained: “My life has been about exploring types of love. I’ve explored obsession, I’ve explored strange sexual fetish stuff, I’ve explored the mundane aspect of marriage and monogamy. But I’m still on that journey.” Despite the fascination people have with her love life, the 42-year-old beauty has vowed to take the details of her past relationship with Tom to her grave. She told Britain’s GQ magazine: "I have never discussed the intricacies of it and I never will. “I burned most of my journals after I remarried. You're only going to find out bad things. You can’t read somebody’s diary. You shouldn’t read it. »

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Johnny Depp in 'Tourist' Talks

5 November 2009 7:08 AM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »

By the Hollywood Reporter

The thriller remake "The Tourist," from Graham King's Gk Films, has run into another set of hiccoughs, with major players moving around like luggage on a conveyor. Male lead Sam Worthington has fallen off, and Johnny Depp is in negotiations to replace him.

Additionally, after flirting with the project, director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck has moved on, and Alfonso Cuaron is in early talks to step in. Bharat Nalluri was once attached to direct, with Tom Cruise in the lead role.

Read more from the Hollywood Reporter.

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- Dylan Stableford

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Angelina Jolie May Now Be Traveling With Johnny Depp And A 'Harry Potter' Director In 'The Tourist'

5 November 2009 7:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

"The Tourist" has had quite a ride these past few months. Further back than that even. First it was a possible "Valkyrie" follow-up for Tom Cruise. Then Charlize Theron started negotiating to star alongside Cruise. Following a year of silence on the project, the news broke last month that Angelina Jolie was now in talks to replace Theron. And somewhere in there, "Terminator Salvation" star Sam Worthington stepped in to replace Cruise.

That's not even mentioning the director changes. Bharat Nalluri was originally set to direct, way back when Cruise was still on the project. He fell off somewhere in the past year, and "The Lives of Others" director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck only recently stepped in to possibly replace him. It turns out that that's not happening either. Now it seems that "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" director Alfonso Cuaron may be moving in to helm, and »

- Adam Rosenberg

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Johnny Depp May Be Part of The Tourist

5 November 2009 5:52 AM, PST | movies.about.com | See recent movies.about.com news »

And then again, he might not. There have been so many names linked to this remake of the French thriller that it's nearly impossible to take any casting news seriously. Johnny Depp's just the latest big name to be rumored to be attached to The Tourist. Depp follows the exit of Sam Worthington (Avatar) who replaced Tom Cruise, etc., etc., etc. The only 99.9% confirmed actor involved in The Tourist is Oscar winner Angelina Jolie who replaced Oscar winner Charlize Theron back in October.

In addition, The Hollywood Reporter is reporting newly appointed director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, the German filmmaker who took over the job when Bharat Nalluri walked away, is also now off the film. Talk about your snakebit movies...

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Cameron Premieres Her Box and Opens Up About Life

5 November 2009 5:00 AM, PST | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »

Cameron Diaz and James Marsden hit the red carpet together in NYC last night at the premiere of their movie The Box. It hits theaters this weekend, though the buzz has been pretty quiet for the scary looking film with its chic '70s interiors. Cameron has been busy up in Boston filming Knight and Day with Tom Cruise, but she took a break to talk to Parade about her new film. Here are highlights: On life and being confident: "I don't have to prove anything to anybody. I know who I am. I have my own sense of myself. And the things that I do, I do for myself and to challenge myself and to have my own experience. I'm in a completely different place in my life now and I'm very comfortable where I'm at. I'm looking forward to the future. I'm looking forward to this afternoon and »

- Molly

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Cuaron and Depp Find Its a High Season for 'The Tourist'

5 November 2009 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

- The French film from which The Tourist is based from (Anthony Zimmer) contains a narrative DNA that is very kaiser soze, but to be frank about it, I'm not sure what all the fuss is about. Spyglass Entertainment is seeing a lot of action for a tale about a wanted man...its mostly due to scheduling conflicts. Male lead Sam Worthington has jumped ship and an even better replacement in Johnny Depp might take the part. Meanwhile, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck who just recently considered taking helming duties has dropped the pic, and Alfonso Cuaron, who showed off some skill with the thriller format in Children of Men (that infamous scene with Julianne Moore at the wheel is stellar) is looking to replace him. Scripted by Julian Fellowes, Bill Wheeler and Chris McQuarrie, this concerns an American tourist (formerly Tom Cruise, then Sam Worthington and perhaps Depp) who finds »

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Depp in talks for Jolie's 'Tourist'

5 November 2009 4:33 AM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Johnny Depp is in talks to play the male lead in spy movie The Tourist, says The Hollywood Reporter. The thriller, which is to star Angelina Jolie, centres on an Interpol agent who manipulates an American tourist to out a known criminal. Tom Cruise, Charlize Theron and Sam Worthington have previously been attached to the movie, which is based on 2005 French film Anthony Zimmer. (more) »

- By Simon Reynolds

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Johnny Depp Joining Angelina Jolie In The Tourist?

5 November 2009 3:15 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »

Johnny Depp is in talks to star alongside Angelina Jolie in The Tourist, which would mark the first time these two mega stars have worked together.

The story, which was originally written by Julian Fellowes and has had rewrites by Christopher McQuarrie and Jeffrey Nachmanoff, would see Depp play an American tourist drawn into a web of intrigue by a female Interpol agent (Jolie) who is attempting to locate a criminal who was once her lover.

The role Depp is looking to fill was originally cast to Sam Worthington (Terminator Salvation), but he dropped out recently over creative differences. Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck also dropped out of the project, and now Alfonso Cuarón (Children Of Men) is in early talks to take over the director's chair. The film has gone through quite a few changes, as at one time Bharat Nalluri was attached to direct with Tom Cruise in the lead role. »

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Kidman: 'I was told not to marry Tom'

5 November 2009 2:43 AM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Nicole Kidman has revealed that her agents warned her not to marry Tom Cruise. The Australian actress, who was married to Cruise for ten years after meeting him on the set of Days Of Thunder, said that she disagreed when she was told he would ruin her career. Kidman told GQ magazine: "I became very famous because I was the wife of somebody. I did a lot of good, worthwhile work in Australia between the ages of 14 and 19 and then I married someone famous. And really, despite the huge (more) »

- By Rebecca Davies

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Johnny Depp joining The Tourist?

5 November 2009 12:56 AM, PST | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »

Johnny Depp is the latest actor to consider starring in action thriller remake The Tourist. We're seriously beginning to wonder if the producers did something terrible in a former life as this film has seen more problems on its way to the screen than most recent releases. Let's run down the list, shall we? First up, the plan was to team director Bharat Nalluri with Tom Cruise for a movie that sees Cruise's everyman visitor to France being caught up in a female Interpol officer's (Charlize Theron) plan to catch her former, criminal...

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- James White

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Johnny Depp in Talks for The Tourist

5 November 2009 12:41 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

Can't get enough Johnny Depp? If yesterday's news that he is still attached to play Tonto in a live-action Lone Ranger movie wasn't enough for you, now Variety is reporting that Depp may be saddling up with Angelina Jolie in The Tourist.

Graham King's Gk Films is producing The Tourist, which has gone through a number of major changes since it was first announced. Originally, Spyglass planned on developing the movie with Bharat Nalluri directing Charlize Theron and Tom Cruise. Cruise bowed out, to be replaced by Sam Worthington, who subsequently left the movie, as well. When Nalluri also left the project, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck came aboard to direct, bringing Jolie in to replace Theron. Since then, von Donnersmarck has also departed. Will shooting still begin in February 2010, as planned? Your guess is as good as ours.

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