Dermot Mulroney joins Insidious: Chapter 3

Leigh Whannell announced via Twitter today that longtime actor Dermot Mulroney has joined the cast of Insidious: Chapter 3. There are no character descriptions just yet, but Whannell states he will have a lead role.

I'm not embarrassed to say the first thing I thought of when I read this was, "it's Michael from My Best Friend's Wedding!" The truth is Mulroney has been acting since 1986 and has 85 acting credits to his name. He's appeared in The Grey, J. Edgar, Young Guns, and much more. He also has television credits for The Batman, New Girl, Friends, and Enlightened. I think he will be a good fit for this franchise.

[Rumor] Oscar Isaac to make up for lack of Han Solo

The Star Wars rumors just keep on trucking along.

The newest thing to hit is that Oscar Isaac's role is going to be expanded to make up for a lack of Harrison Ford in Episode VII. Due to Ford's injury sustained on set, the script has gone through a minor rewrite to expand other characters to make up for his absence. The initial info we got was that Han Solo was a major character and was going to be in the film a lot. But, with Ford's injury keeping him sidelined for at least 8-weeks it is very possible that instead of delaying production they just decided to expand other characters.
What this says to me, if it's true, is that Isaac's character is on Solo's side. If he's taking over some of the responsibilities that would have been on Ford I assume their characters must be pretty similar or it wouldn't work.

Other sources are claiming that Isaac won't take on more responsibilities but that production is just shifting the order of things to save a majority of Ford's scenes until later on. Basically... what was set to be filmed later will be filmed sooner and vice versa.











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Star Wars Episode VII could be delayed

Disney has been pretty insistent that Episode VII will make its December 2015 release date despite the injury to Harrison Ford. New rumors circling around the project are contradicting this saying it's very likely the film won't make the release date.

Harrison Ford was released from a London hospital today after receiving surgery for a broken leg sustained on the set. We learned last week that the injury would sideline Ford for a minimum of 8 weeks. Disney immediately came out to make a statement saying the release date was not in jeopardy and that filming was set to resume as normal. ScreenCrush is claiming that a production meeting in England raised concerns and proposed a delay of the film's release to allow Ford proper time to recuperate.
Disney has not commented on this incident again, so take this as a rumor. Either way there is bound to be some scheduling issues with Ford out of the picture for two months. He apparently had a major role in the film, so unless they can do a quick re-write to incorporate the injury or back-off his involvement, I'm sure the usage of body doubles is bound to happen unless they are willing to delay production.

This isn't the first time this has happened, either. As many online are stating, a similar event happened during filming of Iron Man 3 when Robert Downey Jr. broke his ankle on set. Filming shut down for a week and then resumed with the usage of body doubles for wide shots and scenes that didn't involve Downey so he could heal as much as possible.
If they do wind up having to delay the release it would be somewhat funny and ironic because director J.J. Abrams initially had squabbles with Disney over the release date. He claimed a December 2015 release was too quick and they needed to delay to 2016. If they slap a delay on Episode VII I don't think Abrams will necessarily be unhappy. It might be a blessing in disguise.

Nathan Fillion to have Guardians of the Galaxy cameo

Despite director James Gunn already shooting down the character of Nova Prime, Nathan Fillion has been confirmed to have a "fun" cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy.

Fillion is a longtime collaborator with Gunn as they've worked together on Slither, PG-Porn, and Super. Gunn also went on to specify that the cameo is being done as a favor to him. SO with that said, there is no information on exactly who or what Fillion will be appearing as, but it is sure to be enjoyable. You might recognize him from television shows such as Castle, Firefly, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He's also done voice work for Robot Chicken, Halo 3, Halo: Reach, and King of the Hill. We will find out when Guardians of the Galaxy hits theaters on August 1st.

12 most anticipated films of 2012

According to Rotten Tomatoes...


http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marvels_the_avengers/news/1924217/2012s_12_highly_anticipated_movies/

12. Underworld: Awakening 3D [January 20th]
11. The Hunger Games [March 23rd]
10. The Avengers [May 4th]
09. Men in Black 3 [May 25th]
08. Snow White and the Huntsman [June 1st]
07. Prometheus [June 8th]
06. Brave [June 22nd]
05. The Amazing Spiderman [July 3rd]
04. The Dark Knight Rises [July 20th]
03. The Expendables 2 [August 17th]
02. The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn - Part 2 [November 12th]
01. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey [December 14th]


Everything but Men in Black 3, The Amazing Spiderman, The Expendables 2, Breaking Dawn Part 2, and The Hobbit for me. Those five I could honestly care less about.
Ones I am excited about, including all of the above minus #09, 05, 03, 02, and 01: Chronicle [February 3rd], American Reunion [April 6th], Dark Shadows [May 11th], Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter [June 22nd], Frankenweenie [October 5th], and World War Z [December 12th]. Hell yeah.

2012 Golden Globe nominees announced

If I had more time I would type them out, but I don't at the moment. I'll just give the link for now and then update the post later.

http://www.imdb.com/oscars/nominations/golden-globes


Can I just say, what the hell is with Emma Stone not being nominated for anything for The Help? The same applies to Chloe Moretz for Hugo. What the fuck is going on, Hollywood?

EDIT: Here is the full nominee list...

Best Motion Picture - Drama
The Descendants
The Help

Hugo

The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
The Artist

Bridesmaids

50/50
Midnight in Paris
My Week with Marilyn

Best Actor - Drama
George Clooney - The Descendents
Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender - Shame
Ryan Gosling - The Ides of March
Brad Pitt - Moneyball

Best Actress - Drama
Glenn Close - Albert Knobbs
Viola Davis - The Help

Rooney Mara - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Tilda Swindon - We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best Actor - Musical or Comedy
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Brendan Gleeson - The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 50/50
Ryan Gosling - Crazy, Stupid, Love
Owen Wilson - Midnight in Paris

Best Actress - Musical or Comedy
Jodie Foster - Carnage
Charlize Theron - Young Adult

Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids

Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn
Kate Winslet - Carnage

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks - Drive
Jonah Hill - Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen - A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer - Beginners

Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo - The Artist
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs

Octavia Spencer - The Help

Shailene Woodley - The Descendents

Best Director
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
George Clooney - The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Alexander Payne - The Descendents

Martin Scorsese - Hugo

Best Screenplay
The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendents - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
The Ides of March - George Clooney,  Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen
Moneyball - Steve Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin

Best Original Song
"Lay Your Head Down" - Albert Nobbs (Brian Byrne, Glenn Close)
"Hello Hello" - Gnomeo & Juliet (Elton John, Bernie Taupin)
"The Living Proof" - The Help (Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas)
"The Keeper" - Machine Gun Preacher (Chris Cornell)
"Masterpiece - W.E. (Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry)

Best Original Score
The Artist - Ludovic Bource

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Hugo - Howard Shore
War Horse - John Williams
W.E. - Abel Korzeniowski

Best Animated Film
The Adventures of Tintin
Arthur Christmas
Cars 2
Puss in Boots
Rango

Best Foreign Language Film
The Flowers of War (China)
In the Land of Blood and Honey (USA)
The Kid with a Bike (Belgium)
A Separation (Iran)
The Skin I Live In (Spain)

Best Television Series - Drama

American Horror Story

Boardwalk Empire
Boss
Game of Thrones
Homeland

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Enlightened
Episodes
Glee

Modern Family

New Girl

Best Mini-Series or Movie Made for Television
Cinema Verite
Downtown Abbey
The Hour

Mildred Pierce

Too Big to Fall

Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Kelsey Grammer - Boss
Jeremy Irons - The Borgias
Damian Lewis - Homeland

Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Claire Danes - Homeland
Mireille Enos - The Killing
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
Madeleine Stowe - Revenge
Callie Thorne - Necessary Roughness

Best Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
David Duchovny - Californication
Johnny Galecki - Big Bang Theory
Thomas Jane - Hung
Matt LeBlanc - Episodes

Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Laura Dern - Enlightened
Zooey Deschanel - New Girl
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Laura Linney - The Big C
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation

Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Made for Television Movie
Hugh Bonneville - Downtown Abbey
Idris Elba - Luther
William Hurt - Too Big to Fall
Bill Nighy - Page Eight
Dominic West - The Hour

Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Made for Television Movie
Romola Garai - The Hour
Diane Lane - Cinema Verite
Elizabeth McGovern - Downtown Abbey
Emily Watson - Inappropriate Adult

Kate Winslet - Mildred Pierce

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series, or Made for Television Movie
Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones
Paul Giamatti - Too Big to Fall

Guy Pearce - Mildred Pierce

Tim Robbins - Cinema Verite
Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series, or Made for Television Movie
Jessica Lange - American Horror Story
Kelly Macdonald - Boardwalk Empire
Maggie Smith - Downtown Abbey
Sofia Vergara - Modern Family

Evan Rachel Wood - Mildred Pierce

The lines in bold are my picks. Not every category is highlighted and I know I picked Rooney Mara and still have until the 21st but I don't really care. Some that I wanted are missing (Emma Stone, Chloe Moretz and Melissa McCarthy) but sometimes the ones who decide just don't know what they are talking about.