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The French filmmaker is in Albania finishing his new thriller, a Cheyenne Federation production sold by Other Angle Pictures and starring Waël Sersoub and Tugba Sunguroglu. The final week of filming, involving a few days in Albania, is now underway on Kanun, Jérémie Guez’s 3rd feature-length work following on from Bluebird (unveiled at the 2018 SXSW before making its way to events including Sitges) and Sons of Philadelphia (starring Matthias Schoenaerts in the lead role and currently awaiting its cinema release in France). French actor Waël Sersoub (highly acclaimed in Milf) stands tall in the film’s cast, as does Turkey’s Tugba Sunguroglu (who scooped the 2016 Acting Revelation Lumières award alongside her Mustang colleagues) and Kosovar actor Arben Bajraktaraj.Written by the director,...

It’s the way it always is with Netflix. You get a ton of new movies and TV shows every month, but you also lose a bunch of stuff, too, as the licensing agreements expire and they hop over to another streaming platform. September will be no different in that regard, either, as the company has now announced a hefty list of titles that are set to make their exit over the coming weeks.

As always, the biggest bulk of departures will go down at the end of the month, but the days leading up to then will also see some notable movies and TV shows vanish from the site, too. And below, you can see the full list of what Netflix will be losing in September.

Leaving September 4

Disney’s Christopher Robin

Leaving September 5

Once Upon a Time: Seasons 1-7

Leaving September 8

Norm of the North: King Sized...

Exclusive: Agatha Christie is finally headed back to the big screen. Christina Hendricks, Gillian Anderson, Stefanie Martini, Terence Stamp and Honor Kneafsey are joining Max Irons and Glenn Close to star in an upcoming adaptation of Christie's whodunit Crooked House, which has started shooting in and around London. Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Sarah's Key) will direct the ensemble cast from a script written by Downton Abbey and Gosford Park writer Julian Fellowes, Tim Rose…...

Everyone enjoys a brief opening paragraph, so why don't we spend it listing all the things that "Dark Places," from director Gilles Paquet-Brenner ("Sarah's Key"), gets right. Its cast is undoubtedly committed, particularly a convincingly grimy Charlize Theron, and an enjoyably off-the-leash Chloe Grace Moretz, though it feels like they signed on to different films, and continued under that misapprehension all the way through shooting. Christina Hendricks is decent in a frumpy role that is sold from under her by the film's last-act twists. Nicholas Hoult, alongside his "Mad Max: Fury Road" co-star, has little to do (zero mouth-spraying), while Tye Sheridan again proves he's unsurpassable in the surly, misunderstood adolescent stakes, though even his talents cannot convince us he'll grow up to be Corey Stoll. The Barry Ackroyd photography is unobjectionably gritty. Eyelines match. It's all screamingly competent. Read More: Watch: Charlize Theron, Nicholas...

Charlize Theron is forced to solve a horrific family mystery in the trailer for Dark Places.

The thriller is a film adaptation of a novel by Gone Girl's Gillian Flynn, with Sarah's Key director Gilles Paquet-Brenner behind the lens.

Libby Day (Theron) has been haunted by the murder of her mother and sisters for her entire life, especially since her brother (Tye Sheridan) was convicted of the massacre.

Now an adult, Libby is contacted by a group of amateur investigators known as the The Kill Club, who believe that a satanic cult could actually have been responsible for the murders.

Theron spoke about the troubling subject matter of Dark Places earlier in the year, revealing that it brought back memories of her own mother Gerda shooting and killing her abusive father Charles in an act of self-defence back in 1991.

"I did experience a very traumatic experience, an event, in my life.

Eagle-eyed readers will know that the much anticipated “Dark Places,” which made our 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2015 list earlier this year, was already released in France earlier this spring —the film features a starry cast including Charlize Theron, Christina Hendricks, Nicholas Hoult and Chloe Moretz. Read More: Review: David Fincher's 'Gone Girl' Starring Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Tyler Perry, Neil Patrick Harris, Kim Dickens & More Based on the novel by Gillian Flynn (the author and screenwriter behind David Fincher's “Gone Girl”), this thriller centers on a woman (Theron) who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child and is forced to confront the events of that day by a secret society obsessed with solving notorious crimes. Directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner ("Sarah's Key"), the movie co-stars Drea de Matteo, Corey Stoll and Tye Sheridan. Due in stateside theaters August 7th, the first official U.S.

On paper, an ensemble cast including  Charlize Theron, Corey Stoll, Tye Sheridan, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nicholas Hoult, Sterling Jerins and Christina Hendricks starring in an adaptation of a best-selling thriller by "Gone Girl" author Gillian Flynn seems like a guaranteed success. But somewhere along the way it seems enthusiasm has waned for "Dark Places." It is already screening overseas and continues to roll out internationally, and today a new trailer has arrived. Read More: Watch: First Trailer For Gillian Flynn's 'Dark Places' Starring Charlize Theron, Chloe Moretz and Nicholas Hoult Gilles Paquet-Brenner ("Sarah's Key") directs the tale that follows Libby Day (Theron), who witnesses her family get murdered as a youngster and testifies against her brother when he is tried for the crime. 25 years later, Libby is brought before the secretive, crime-solving Kill Club who want to...

At this point I have no real idea why Dark Places doesn't have a domestic release date in place (the film opens in France this weekend). It's got a stellar cast and is based on the quite good book by Gillian Flynn. While the material isn't up to the level of Gone Girl's insightful skewering of the cool girl syndrome, it's a highly functional crime thriller. I haven't seen director Gilles Paquet-Brenner's film Sarah's Key, but it was well reviewed. And in general I think it's poor form to speculate on a film's quality in these distribution situations because they often have little to do with each other. So what's the deal? Don't ask me. I thought the trailer was serviceable, and this new clip is very much in that vein. Functional, without hitting that Gone Girl level of quality. It makes the interesting choice to introduce the...

Today we have an international trailer for the upcoming "Dark Places" mystery thriller, starring Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christina Hendricks and Drea de Matteo. Check it out below. Plot: Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in "The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas." She survived and famously testified that her 15-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, the Kill Club . a secret society obsessed with notorious crimes . locates Libby and pumps her for details. They hope to discover proof that may free Ben. Libby hopes to turn a profit off her tragic history: She'll reconnect with the players from that night and report her findings to the club . for a fee. As Libby's search takes her from shabby Missouri strip clubs to abandoned Oklahoma tourist towns, the unimaginable truth emerges, and Libby finds herself right back where she started . on the run from a killer.

25 years after the murder of her family, a young woman is forced to re-live that tragedy all over again in the international trailer for Dark Places. The thriller does not have a domestic release date in place at this time, but Mars Distribution will release it in France on April 8, with other international territories set to follow. The story is adapted from the best-selling novel by Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn.

Dark Places tells the story of Libby Day (Charlize Theron), a woman who, at the age of 7, survives the massacre of her family and testifies against her brother as the murderer. Twenty-five years later, a group obsessed with solving notorious crimes confronts her with questions about the horrific event. Told in a series of flashbacks from the points of view of Libby's mother, Patty, and her brother, Ben, Libby is forced to revisit that fateful day and begins to...

So... what happened? Even before we got our first look at David Fincher's "Gone Girl," in late 2013 that other Gillian Flynn adaptation, "Dark Places," released its first image. And then a deafening silence followed. Along the way, cult/arthouse distributors A24 picked up the movie, and it was pretty much assumed that "Gone Girl" and "Dark Places" would stay out of each other's way. We didn't expect that the picture would suddenly open up overseas with little in the way of advance fanfare, but that's right, in just one month "Dark Places" arrives in France. And the first trailer is here. Featuring a pretty terrific ensemble of Charlize Theron, Corey Stoll, Tye Sheridan, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nicholas Hoult, Sterling Jerins and Christina Hendricks with Gilles Paquet-Brenner ("Sarah's Key") directing, the story follows Libby Day (Theron), who as a teenager...

Gillian Flynn's name is no longer just a name on the list of New York Times best selling authors, she is now a name that generates feature film interest thanks to her work with David Fincher, adapting her very own Gone Girl for the screen and next up is Dark Places, an adaptation of her 2009 novel with Charlize Theron starring. The film was directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Sarah's Key) who also adapted the novel for the screen, centering on a woman (Theron) who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child is forced to confront the events of that day by a secret society obsessed with solving notorious crimes. Christina Hendricks, Chloe Moretz, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Drea de Matteo and Corey Stoll co-star. No word on a domestic release date, though it has had an MPAA rating since last May. That really doesn't bode too well for the film's quality,...

Catherine Deneuve: César Award Besst Actress Record-Tier (photo: Catherine Deneuve in 'In the Courtyard / Dans la cour') (See previous post: "Kristen Stewart and Catherine Deneuve Make César Award History.") Catherine Deneuve has received 12 Best Actress César nominations to date. Deneuve's nods were for the following movies (year of film's release): Pierre Salvadori's In the Courtyard / Dans la Cour (2014). Emmanuelle Bercot's On My Way / Elle s'en va (2013). François Ozon's Potiche (2010). Nicole Garcia's Place Vendôme (1998). André Téchiné's Thieves / Les voleurs (1996). André Téchiné's My Favorite Season / Ma saison préférée (1993). Régis Wargnier's Indochine (1992). François Dupeyron's Strange Place for an Encounter / Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre (1988). Jean-Pierre Mocky's Agent trouble (1987). André Téchiné's Hotel America / Hôtel des Amériques (1981). François Truffaut's The Last Metro / Le dernier métro (1980). Jean-Paul Rappeneau's Le sauvage (1975). Additionally, Catherine Deneuve was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category...

A24 may finally be in the Oscar business with "A Most Violent Year" this season, but the indie distributor is stepping things up even more by getting into the Gillian Flynn business. The company is has just announced the co-acquisition (along with DirecTV) of Gilles Paquet-Brenner's adaptation of the "Gone Girl" author's "Dark Places," starring Charlize Theron. In the film, Theron plays a woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child and is forced to confront the events of that day by a secret society obsessed with solving notorious crimes. The novel predates Flynn's mega-best-seller "Gone Girl," but it was very well received in its own right and landed at #15 on the New York Times Best Seller List for hardcover fiction in May of 2009. Paquet-Brenner — who also directed 2010's "Sarah's Key" — penned the adaptation himself. The A24/DirecTV partnership has seen the release other films like "Enemy,...

Kristin Scott Thomas, one of film's most acclaimed and prolific actresses, says that she's essentially retiring from screen acting after three decades and sixty five films.

In a lengthy interview with The Guardian, the 53-year-old actress says this decision came about suddenly in September: "I just suddenly thought, I cannot cope with another film. I realised I've done the things I know how to do so many times in different languages, and I just suddenly thought, I can't do it any more. I'm bored by it. So I'm stopping."

She goes on to say: "The kinds of films that I do are usually quite rapidly put together, and it always seems to be a little bit of a shambles. I like filming, but what I don't like is having to rearrange things and rewrite scenes. I just can't be bothered. I'm often asked to do something because I'm going to...

It's rare when a film adaptation lives up the book it was based on so with that in mind I have compiled a list of 40 books that have been adapted for the big screen that we can expect to see in theaters this year. This includes two books from Gillian Flynn, young adult adaptations of work by Veronica Roth, Suzanne Collins and James Dashner, a short story from Dennis Lehane, a Nick Hornby adaptation, and an adaptation written by Nick Hornby, a new John le Carre adaptation and a prequel to the stories written by Tom Clancy as well as a couple comics and graphic novel adaptations from the likes of Frank Miller and Hiroshi Sakurazaka and Alexander O. Smith. I've added everything I could think of and while I'm sure I missed a few, please forgive me and hopefully you'll find something that appeals to your taste on the list.

Today we have the first photo of Johnny Depp in the upcoming "Mortdecai" crime drama, and a shot of Charlize Theron in the "Dark Places" mystery thriller. Check everything out below. Mortdecai: Art dealer, Charles Mortdecai (Depp), searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold. Film is directed by David Koepp (Secret Window) and co-stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Paul Bettany and Olivia Munn. Dark Places: A woman (Theron) who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child is forced to confront the events of that day by a secret society obsessed with solving notorious crimes. The movie is directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Sarah's Key) and co-stars Chloe Moretz, Nicholas Hoult and Christina Hendricks. Mortdecai: (click to enlarge) Dark Places: (click to enlarge)...

Over the weekend, Exclusive Media sent over the following first look picture of Charlize Theron in Dark Places, the film adaptation of Gillian Flynn's best-selling novel of the same name. Theron stars opposite Nicholas Hoult, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christina Hendricks and Drea de Matteo in the story of Libby Day (Theron), a woman who, at the age of seven, survives the massacre of her family and testifies against her brother as the murderer. Twenty-five years later, a group obsessed with solving notorious crimes confronts her with questions about the horrific event. The film was written and directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Sarah's Key) and has been selling rights around the world during the American Film Market (Afm), though it has yet to land a domestic distributor. I would think, with David Fincher currently working on adapting Flynn's Gone Girl with Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike this might be one to...

So, just how hot is "Dark Places," the adaptation of Gillian Flynn's best-selling thriller? Well, it has been working Afm hard, selling distribution rights pretty much everywhere and the movie has yet to land a U.S. home, but given the material and cast, it likely won't be long now. And here's a first look, which always helps in getting that conversation. In this image from the movie, Charlize Theron busts out the trucker cap and leather jacket and is going grimy. She leads an impressive cast that includes Corey Stoll, Tye Sheridan, Chloe Grace Moretz, Nicholas Hoult, Sterling Jerins and Christina Hendricks with Gilles Paquet-Brenner ("Sarah's Key") calling the shots behind the camera. Here's the official synopsis: The sole survivor of a home invasion where she famously witnessed the death of her mother and sisters, Libby Day (Theron) lives with the knowledge that her testimony as a 7-year-old...

Emmy Award winning and Golden Globe nominee Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos, Sons of Anarchy) has joined the all-star cast of drama Dark Places, it was announced today by co-financiers and co-producers Exclusive Media.

Currently shooting on location in Shreveport, Louisiana, Dark Places is the film adaptation of Gillian Flynn's best-selling novel and stars Oscar winning actress Charlize Theron (Snow White and the Huntsman, Prometheus, Monster), Nicholas Hoult (About a Boy, X-Men: First Class, Jack the Giant Slayer), Chloe Moretz (upcoming Carrie, Hugo, Kick-Ass), Emmy Award nominated actress Christina Hendricks (Mad Men, Drive), Corey Stoll (Midnight in Paris, House of Cards), and Tye Sheridan (upcoming Joe, Mud, The Tree of Life).

Drea de Matteo, who will play Krissi Cates, is best known for playing Adriana in HBO's five time Golden Globe winning TV series The Sopranos, earning her a Golden Globe Nomination and winning her an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

"Dark Places," the film adaptation of Gillian Flynn's best-selling novel starring Oscar winning actress Charlize Theron (Snow White and the Huntsman, Prometheus, Monster), Nicholas Hoult (About a Boy, X-Men: First Class, Jack the Giant Slayer), Chloe Moretz (upcoming Carrie, Hugo, Kick-Ass), Emmy Award nominated actress Christina Hendricks (Mad Men, Drive), Corey Stoll (Midnight in Paris, House of Cards), and Tye Sheridan (upcoming Joe, Mud, The Tree of Life), commenced principal photography this week on location in Shreveport, Louisiana.

"Dark Places" is written and directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Sarah's Key), and is co-financed by Exclusive Media and Cuatro Plus Films. Exclusive Media is producing with Stéphane Marsil of Hugo Films, Charlize Theron's Denver and Delilah Productions partners Beth Kono and A.J. Dix; and Mandalay's Cathy Schulman and Matthew Rhodes. Exclusive Media's Matt Jackson will produce, with the company's Guy East, Nigel Sinclair, Tobin Armbrust and Alexis Brunner Executive Producing.

Dark Places, the film adaptation of Gillian Flynn's best-selling novel starring Oscar winning actress Charlize Theron (Snow White and the Huntsman, Prometheus, Monster), Nicholas Hoult (About a Boy, X-Men: First Class, Jack the Giant Slayer), Chloe Moretz (upcoming Carrie, Hugo, Kick-Ass), Emmy Award nominated actress Christina Hendricks (Mad Men, Drive), Corey Stoll (Midnight in Paris, House of Cards), and Tye Sheridan (upcoming Joe, Mud, The Tree of Life), commenced principal photography this week on location in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Dark Places is written and directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Sarah's Key), and is co-financed by Exclusive Media and Cuatro Plus Films. Exclusive Media is producing with St&#233phane Marsil of Hugo Films, Charlize Theron's Denver and Delilah Productions partners Beth Kono and A.J. Dix; and Mandalay's Cathy Schulman and Matthew Rhodes. Exclusive Media's Matt Jackson will produce, with the company's Guy East, Nigel Sinclair, Tobin Armbrust and Alexis Brunner Executive Producing.

Dark Places , the feature adaptation of Gillian Flynn's best-selling novel starring Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron ( Monster ), Nicholas Hoult, Chloë Grace Moretz, Emmy Award-nominated actress Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men"), Corey Stoll and Tye Sheridan commenced principal photography this week on location in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dark Places is written and directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner ( Sarah's Key ), and is co-financed by Exclusive Media and Cuatro Plus Films. Exclusive Media is producing with Stephane Marsil of Hugo Films, Charlize Theron's Denver and Delilah Productions partners Beth Kono and Aj Dix; and Mandalay's Cathy Schulman and Matt Rhodes. Exclusive Media's Matt Jackson will produce, with the company's Guy East, Nigel Sinclair, Tobin Armbrust...

In news that will please the yearnings of many men, Christina Hendricks is set to play a stripper in the film adaptation of Gillian Flynn's best-selling thriller "Dark Places." The "Mad Men" actress joins Charlize Theron, Chloe Moretz, Nicholas Hoult and Corey Stoll in the Gilles Paquet-Brenner ("Sarah's Key," "Pretty Things") film.

Hendricks, who is no stranger to attracting buzz, plays Krissi Cates, who years ago accused a man (Stoll) of being a child molester. Krissi is down on her luck and must address secrets from her past that have implications for the accused man's older sister (Theron).

"Dark Places" marks one of two acclaimed Flynn novels to ink a movie deal recently. "Gone Girl," a 2012 best-seller, will receive a David Fincher adaptation, with Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck in the lead roles.

"Places" reflects the continued elevation of Hendricks' big-screen presence in the wake of her "Mad Men" success.

It looks like Hollywood loves Gillian Flynn, and fans of the author have a lot to look forward to in 2014. Adaptations of two of her books are on the way, with David Fincher tackling "Gone Girl" and "Sarah's Key" helmer Gilles Paquet-Brenner taking on "Dark Places." And the latter is rounding out its already pretty stellar cast as it gears up to start rolling in front of cameras. "House Of Cards" star Corey Stoll and rising "Mud" and "The Tree Of Life" actor Tye Sheridan have boarded the film, joining Charlize Theron, Chloe Moretz and Nicholas Hoult. Adapted by Paquet-Brenner as well, the story centers on Libby Day (Theron), who as a teenager witnesses her family get murdered, and testifies against her brother when he is tried for the crime. 25 years later, Libby is brought before the secretive, crime-solving Kill Club who want to uncover the truth about what happened.

Christina Hendricks is the latest name to join the cast of the upcoming Dark Places , based on the novel by Gillian Flynn. Deadline reports that the "Mad Men" star will join the previously-announced Charlize Theron, Chloe Moretz, Nicholas Hoult and Sterling Jerins in the Gilles Paquet-Brenner ( Sarah's Key ) film. The book, published in 2010, is officially described as follows: I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ. Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in .The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.. As her family lay dying, little Libby fled their tiny farmhouse into the freezing January snow. She lost some fingers and toes, but she survived.and famously testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer....

The Guardian Teacher Network has resources this week to help you explore the Holocaust and the stories of its survivors

The proposed changes to the history curriculum leave the study of the Holocaust more or less intact. One approach to introducing and further exploring the subject is via individuals' stories, told through film and visual history.

The Guardian Teacher Network has thought-provoking teaching resources to share, with the focus on a set of resources centred on Steven Spielberg's award-winning film Schindler's List, created by www.schindlerslegacy.co.uk to mark the film's 20th anniversary. The film, which tells the story of a group of Jewish people saved by the actions of a German businessman, Oskar Schindler, has been much used in schools all over the world.

Spielberg used the profits of the film to set up the Shoah Foundation to collect Holocaust survivors' stories. It has so far captured...

Warm Bodies star Nicholas Hoult seems to be doing very well for himself as a young actor! The guy keeps landing himself good roles. He's the most recent actor to join Chloe Moretz and Charlize Theron in the psycho thriller Dark Places.

The movie is being directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Sarah's Key) from a script that he wrote based on the book by Gillian Flynn. The story centers on a woman who, at the age of 7, survived the massacre of her family and testified against her brother as the murderer. Twenty-five years later, the Kill Club, a secret-society obsessed with solving notorious crimes, bring her to question and confront her for the truth of what took place that day. Hoult will play a character named Lyle, who is the treasurer of the Kill Club.

Hoult also starred in Jack the Giant Slayer and X-Men: First Class. He's proving himself to be a solid actor.

Jack the Giant Slayer star Nicholas Hoult has signed on to star in the adaptation Dark Places alongside Charlize Theron and Chloe Moretz.

The project is based on the Gillian Flynn novel that centers on Libby Day (Charlize Theron), a woman who is still haunted by the massacre of her family 25 years prior. She testified in court that her brother was the killer. Libby is forced to face her past once again when an organization known as The Kill Club begins investigating the case, trying to prove her brother's innocence. Nicholas Hoult is portraying Lyle, the awkward treasurer of The Kill Club.

Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Sarah's Key) is directing from his own adapted screenplay, based on the Gillian Flynn novel. It isn't known when production will begin.

Dark Places comes to theaters in 2014 and stars Charlize Theron, Chloe Moretz, Nicholas Hoult. The film is directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner.

Nicholas Hoult is the latest name to join the cast of the upcoming Dark Places, based on the novel by Gillian Flynn. Deadline reports that the Jack the Giant Slayer star will join the previously-announced Charlize Theron and Chloe Moretz in the Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Sarah's Key) film.

The book, published in 2010, is officially described as follows...

I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ.

Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in “The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.” As her family lay dying, little Libby fled their tiny farmhouse into the freezing January snow. She lost some fingers and toes, but she survived–and famously testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, Ben sits in prison, and troubled Libby lives off the dregs of a trust created by well-wishers who’ve long forgotten her.

Read more...

It looks like Kick-Ass star Chloe Moretz will be joining Charlize Theron in the psychological thriller Dark Places. The movie is being directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Sarah's Key) from a script that he wrote based on the book by Gillian Flynn. Moretz is in talks to play a character named Diondra in the story which revolves around a woman who, at the age of 7, survived the massacre of her family and testified against her brother as the murderer. Twenty-five years later, the Kill Club, a secret-society obsessed with solving notorious crimes, bring her to question and confront her for the truth of what took place that day.

Moretz is a fantastic young actress that has a great career ahead of her. This sounds like it could be a great project for her to take on. Here's a full description of the story.

I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ.

Nicholas Hoult is the latest name to join the cast of the upcoming Dark Places , based on the novel by Gillian Flynn. Deadline reports that the Jack the Giant Slayer star will join the previously-announced Charlize Theron and Chloe Moretz in the Gilles Paquet-Brenner ( Sarah's Key ) film. The book, published in 2010, is officially described as follows: I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ. Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in .The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.. As her family lay dying, little Libby fled their tiny farmhouse into the freezing January snow. She lost some fingers and toes, but she survived.and famously testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, Ben sits in...

How does Chloe Moretz have time for school anymore? The 16-year-old actress is in talks to join Oscar winner Charlize Theron in the thriller "Dark Places," based on Gillian Flynn's 2009 mystery novel.  In the film, Theron will play Libby Day, a woman who survives the massacre of her family. Her brother was charged as the killer, and Libby's testimony helped put him in prison. 25 years later, a group known as the Kill Club attempts to prove her brother's innocence. Moretz will play a character named Diondra, according to Deadline. Gilles Paquet-Brenner ("Sarah's Key") is adapting the book and will direct. Theron is also co-producing through her Denver and...

• Charlize Theron will star in and produce a film adaptation of Gillian Flynn's bestseller "Dark Places." It will be written and directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner ("Sarah's Key"). The film centers on Libby Day (Theron), who as a very young girl survives the massacre of her family and testifies against her brother as the murderer. She is then asked to revisit the event 25 years later, when a group obsessed with infamous crimes approaches her about the case details. Exclusive Media is shopping "Dark Places" in Berlin. (Meanwhile, director David Fincher is circling another Gillian Flynn adaptation, "Gone Girl.") - Im Global has unveiled the Tom Hardy thriller "Locke," which the company will finance. Steven Knight ("Eastern Promises," "Dirty Pretty Things") will direct from his original screenplay, and the film will be shot in real time, following a man's 90-minute race to save his life after he...

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Oscar winner Charlize Theron has gone to some dark places onscreen before (notably in "Monster"), and now she'll star in the film adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s bestseller "Dark Places." Gilles Paquet-Brenner ("Sarah's Key," "Pretty Things") will write and direct the film, in which Theron will play Libby Day, a woman who -- when she was only 7 -- was the sole survivor of a family massacre seemingly at the hands of her brother. She had testified against him, and 25 years later, is confronted by a criminal rights advocacy group who force her to recount her story in order to uncover a hidden truth. ...

Two top Hollywood actresses are going to get a chance to headline a pair of thrillers based on bestselling novels. Both women are Academy Award winners and have proven that they can carry a film on their own, but what remains to be seen is which film will be the better piece of entertainment? First up, Charlize Theron will star in the adaptation of Gillian Flynn's Dark Places. The film will be directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Pretty Things, Sarah's Key). The film will be produced by...

1.) This rumor started back in December, but Paramount has confirmed that Kristen Wiig has officially joined the cast of Anchorman: The Legend Continues. While there is plenty of speculation about the size of her role and the character she might play, all the studio would confirm is that she's playing a "new role." Either way, it's hard not to get excited about the pairing after Wiig and Will Ferrell absolutely crushed it at the Golden Globes. Deadline 2.) Colin Farrell is nearing a deal to join Anthony Hopkins in the supernatural thriller Solace from Brazilian director Alfonso Poyart (Two Rabbits). Farrell would play a serial killer, while Hopkins will play a reclusive doctor with special abilities brought out of retirement by an FBI agent to help solve the series of grisly murders. The film has been gestating since 2005, at which point Bruce Willis was attached to the doctor role, but it...

It looks like Chazlize Theron could end up starring in the psychological thriller Dark Places, based on the book by Gillian Flynn. Amy Adams was in talks to star in the film at one point, but for one reason or another didn't end up doing it. The movie is supposed to be directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Sarah's Key) who also wrote the script.

The story revolves around a woman who, at the age of 7, survived the massacre of her family and testified against her brother as the murderer. Twenty-five years later, the Kill Club, a secret-society obsessed with solving notorious crimes, bring her to question and confront the truth of what took place that day.

Theron is a great actress, and this could end up being a great role for her if she takes it. The actress just finished shooting Mad Max: Fury Road.

Here's the description from the book:...

Charlize Theron is circling a $15 million film adaptation of the Gillian Flynn novel "Dark Places".

The story revolves around a woman who, at the age of 7, survived the massacre of her family and testified against her brother as the murderer.

Twenty-five years later, a group obsessed with solving notorious crimes confronts her with questions about it.

Amy Adams was previously linked with the project in May last year, but is no longer attached.

Gilles Paquet-Brenner ("Sarah's Key") will direct from his own script while Stephane Marsil and Peter Safran are producing.

Should Theron hop onboard, she would also likely produce the film which is currently aiming to begin filming in March.

Source: Deadline...

Charlize Theron is circling a role in the upcoming adaptation Dark Places. We reported in May that Amy Adams was in talks to star, although negotiations broke down and the producers are now interested in Charlize Theron instead.

The story is based on the Gillian Flynn novel, which centers on a young woman who survived the massacre of her entire family when she was just seven years old, testifying in court that her brother was the killer. 25 years later, the woman is sought by The Kill Club, a secret society that is obsessed with notorious crimes, to determine what really happened that fateful night.

Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Sarah's Key) is directing from his own adapted screenplay, with St&#233phane Marsil producing. No production schedule was revealed.

Gillian Flynn also has the adaptation Gone Girl, based on her novel, set up at 20th Century Fox. We reported last month that David Fincher...

Amy Adams (The Muppets, Enchanted) is in negotiations to star in a thriller based on Gillian Flynn's best-seller Dark Places, to be directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Sarah's Key) from his script. The book is described as follows:

I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ.

Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in “The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.” As her family lay dying, little Libby fled their tiny farmhouse into the freezing January snow. She lost some fingers and toes, but she survived–and famously testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, Ben sits in prison, and troubled Libby lives off the dregs of a trust created by well-wishers who’ve long forgotten her.

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Amy Adams is looking to join a new psychological thriller called Dark Places. The movie is based on the novel written by Gillian Flynn, which is being directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner (Sarah's Key) who also wrote the script.

Story revolves around a woman who, at the age of 7, survived the massacre of her family and testified against her brother as the murderer. Twenty-five years later, the Kill Club, a secret-society obsessed with solving notorious crimes, bring her to question and confront the truth of what took place that day.

Sounds like it could be an intense movie! This seems like one of those things Adam's could get award nominations for. Adams will next be seen starring in the film Trouble with a Curve, Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master, and she plays Lois Lane in Zach Snyder’s Superman: Man of Steel.

Here's the description from the book:

I have a meanness inside me,...

Amy Adams ( The Muppets , Enchanted ) is in negotiations to star in a thriller based on Gillian Flynn's best-seller "Dark Places," to be directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner ( Sarah's Key ) from his script. The book is described as follows: I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ. Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in .The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.. As her family lay dying, little Libby fled their tiny farmhouse into the freezing January snow. She lost some fingers and toes, but she survived.and famously testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, Ben sits in prison, and troubled Libby lives off the dregs of a trust created by well-wishers who.ve long forgotten her. The...

It was seven years ago that Amy Adams broke out in "Junebug" and she hasn't looked back since. Showing that she can move from drama to comedy to romance with ease, the actress has proven to be one of the most talented and versatile of her generation. Need evidence? Watch "The Fighter" and then "The Muppets." Or maybe here three Oscar nominations will be enough to convince you. At any rate, 2012 is shaping up to be banner year for Adams. "On The Road" premieres in Cannes next week, she's been busy lensing "Trouble With The Curve" alongside a guy named Clint Eastwood, later this year she'll be working with Spike Jonze on his untitled romance and then there's a movie called "The Master" you might have heard of opening this fall. And now, she's putting another project on the table.

Deadline reports that Adams will star in the thriller "Dark Places.

The lovely and talented Amy Adams will soon be best known to audiences as Lois Lane in Zack Snyder's upcoming Superman film Man of Steel, but the generally perky actress has just signed on for a movie that will take her far from Metropolis and closer to Smallville (geographically, anyway). Deadline reports that Adams will play the lead in Dark Places, a story about a young girl in Kansas who survives a massacre of her family, testifies against her brother as the murderer, and is visited 25 years later by a secret society that claims her brother is innocent. Somehow, reliving the incident is the only way to find out the real truth. The film will be written and directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, who made waves with his WWII-era film Sarah's Key back in 2010. Dark Places is based on Gillian Flynn's best-selling 2009 novel, and has elements of the Satanic ...

A new photo from the set of Nicolas Winding Refn's Only God Forgives is now online, courtesy of Yahoo! Movies , and features a bloodied and beaten Ryan Gosling. Check it out below! The crime thriller reunites Gosling and Refn, following their teaming on last year's Drive . Kristin Scott Thomas ( Sarah's Key ) and Tom Burke ( Cheri ) co-star. The film features Gosling as Julian, a former kickboxer and gangster living in Bangkok. When his brother is murdered by a ruthless Thai police lieutenant, Julian is forced to seek vengeance or risk his own death.

It was a big weekend for spoofing familiar concepts with 21 Jump Street filling movie houses and the only other top ten newbie Casa De Mi Padre, doing a parodic riff on Mexican movies starring Will Ferrell and everyone's favorite Mexican tag team: Gael García Bernal & Diego Luna. Would love to hear from anyone who saw the latter in the comments since this one slipped me by and Ggb is an old favorite. (My review of 21 Jump Street will be up tomorrow evening.)

Top Ten (Estimates)

01 21 Jump Street  $35 new in wide release

02 The Lorax  $22.8 (cum. $158.4)

03 John Carter  $13.5  (cum. $53.1) [Review and Taylor Kitsch Beefcake]

04 Project X  $4 (cum. $48.1)

05 A Thousand Words $3.7   (cum. $12.1)

06 Act Of Valor   $3.6 (cum. $62.3)

07 Safe House  $2.8 (cum. $120.2)

08 Journey 2 The Mysterious Island $2.4 (cum. $95)

09 Casa De Mi Padre  $2.2 new in limited release

10 This Means War $2.1  (cum. $50.5)

Another Milestone for A Separation

Asgar Farhadi's Oscar winner A Separation (our favorite of 2011) continues its incredible theatrical run passing the 5 million mark.

Agnieszka Holland's film uses a fragment of the Holocaust story to hint at its enormity

Claude Lanzmann's famous proscription against ever tackling the Holocaust in a purely representational way – because how can one honestly, decently recreate the almost unimaginable without cheapening or faking it? – still casts a shadow over the whole genre three decades after the release of his documentary Shoah. I wish more people would listen to him. His polar opposite is Steven Spielberg, and Schindler's List neatly embodies all Lanzmann's doubts. The documentary favours long takes, no heroes, and no war-crime footage whatsoever. The feature shows it all: random executions, gas chambers, the anguish of the doomed, but undercuts it all with a Spielbergian hunger for uplift and good guys.

The Holocaust movie has taken some odd turns in the years since Shoah and Schindler established these parameters. We were favoured with those "Have Yourself a...

Penelope Ann Miller, The Artist As mentioned in my previous post, French president Nicolas Sarkozy has named Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company (TWC), a recipient of the 2012 Légion d'Honneur, or Legion of Honor. The honor is "in recognition of Weinstein’s contributions to cinema and his decades of work producing some of the most highly regarded films of our time," according to a TWC press release. Weinstein will be inducted with the rank of Chevalier. Although Sarkozy himself nominated Weinstein back in late July 2011, the nomination was made public only today, five days after the Weinstein Company-distributed The Artist, a French production directed by Michel Hazanavicius, won five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor (Jean Dujardin). As per the TWC press release, Weinstein had requested that the honor be kept private until now "to avoid any conflict of interest" with his company's Academy Award campaign for The Artist.

The Weinstein Company's new label, Radius-twc, has nabbed U.S. rights to "Only God Forgives," the latest from "Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn that sees him re-teaming with that film's star, Ryan Gosling. Kirstin Scott Thomas ("Sarah's Key") and Tom Burke ("Cheri") also star in the crime thriller. Those scared off by the violence in "Drive" should probably steer clear of Refn's latest. As he told Indiewire in Cannes, before winning Best Director over Terrence Malick, Pedro Almodovar and Lars von Trier, "["Only God Forgives"] has some violence… and then a lot of violence." Here's the synopsis per TWC: Julian (Ryan Gosling) is a former kickboxer and gangster living in Bangkok. When his brother is murdered by a ruthless Thai police lieutenant, Julian is forced to seek vengeance or risk his own death. The film is currently in-production in Bangkok, Thailand. ...