http://www.ropeofsilicon.com The best and latest movie news, reviews, features and editorials - updated daily Wed, 23 May 2012 22:55:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/fast-furious-6-plot-luke-evans-villain/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/fast-furious-6-plot-luke-evans-villain/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 18:42:41 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=60033 Fast and Furious fans can begin to rev their engines as production is nearing the starting line and the cast is beginning to fill out with Luke Evans the latest to join the production playing the film's villain.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/fast-furious-6-plot-luke-evans-villain/feed/ 1 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/iron-man-3-jessica-chastain-andy-lau-casting/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/iron-man-3-jessica-chastain-andy-lau-casting/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:00:47 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59198 Iron Man 3 is set to get underway beginning in May and today we have word Jessica Chastain has been offered a role and Hong Kong film star Andy Lau is rumored to be negotiating a role as well.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/iron-man-3-jessica-chastain-andy-lau-casting/feed/ 8 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/fast-and-furious-6-gina-carano-cast/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/fast-and-furious-6-gina-carano-cast/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:49:37 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59156 Haywire, Gina Carano has become something of a hot commodity landing her third feature role and this time in a major Hollywood franchise.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/fast-and-furious-6-gina-carano-cast/feed/ 5 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/guy-pearce-joins-iron-man-3/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/guy-pearce-joins-iron-man-3/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:10:24 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=59017 Iron Man 3 sees its cast grow by one as Guy Pearce will play geneticist Aldrich Killian.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/guy-pearce-joins-iron-man-3/feed/ 4 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oldboy-remake-lands-a-villain-and-female-lead-and-ridleys-counselor-courts-pitt-bardem-and-jolie/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oldboy-remake-lands-a-villain-and-female-lead-and-ridleys-counselor-courts-pitt-bardem-and-jolie/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:11:00 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=58293 Oldboy and then Ridley Scott's next film The Counselor with a script from Cormac McCarthy.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oldboy-remake-lands-a-villain-and-female-lead-and-ridleys-counselor-courts-pitt-bardem-and-jolie/feed/ 6 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/ben-kingsley-villain-in-iron-man-3/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/ben-kingsley-villain-in-iron-man-3/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:03:05 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=57985 Iron Man 3 with production set to begin in May.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/ben-kingsley-villain-in-iron-man-3/feed/ 5 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/emma-watson-to-star-in-sofia-coppolas-bling-ring/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/emma-watson-to-star-in-sofia-coppolas-bling-ring/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:28:34 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=55919 Harry Potter slate is beginning to fill up following a small role in My Week with Marilyn and a film already set to hit theaters later this year, she now signs on for Sofia Coppola's next feature, The Bling Ring.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/emma-watson-to-star-in-sofia-coppolas-bling-ring/feed/ 4 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/mike-tyson-in-for-hangover-3-elizabeth-olsen-for-oldboy-and-crowe-for-aronofskys-noah/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/mike-tyson-in-for-hangover-3-elizabeth-olsen-for-oldboy-and-crowe-for-aronofskys-noah/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:34:59 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=55880 Oldboy role, Crowe gets Biblical and Mike Tyson in Hangover 3? Okay, whatever.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/mike-tyson-in-for-hangover-3-elizabeth-olsen-for-oldboy-and-crowe-for-aronofskys-noah/feed/ 6 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/joel-kinnaman-offered-role-as-robocop/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/joel-kinnaman-offered-role-as-robocop/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:50:13 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=55660 Easy Money II comes word that Joel Kinnaman ("The Killing") has been offered the title role in MGM's RoboCop remake.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/joel-kinnaman-offered-role-as-robocop/feed/ 3 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-rock-for-hercules-anthony-mackie-for-bays-pain-and-gain-and-bigelows-bin-laden-adds-four/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-rock-for-hercules-anthony-mackie-for-bays-pain-and-gain-and-bigelows-bin-laden-adds-four/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:18:20 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=55594 Kill Bin Laden fills out, The Rock looks to play Hercules for Brett Ratner and Anthony Mackie joins Michael Bay's Pain and Gain.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/the-rock-for-hercules-anthony-mackie-for-bays-pain-and-gain-and-bigelows-bin-laden-adds-four/feed/ 4 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/jai-courtney-cast-as-john-mcclanes-son-in-die-hard-5/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/jai-courtney-cast-as-john-mcclanes-son-in-die-hard-5/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:45:01 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=55537 A Good Day to Die Hard, the fifth film in the Die Hard franchise, which is set to begin production in April for a Fenruary 2013 release.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/jai-courtney-cast-as-john-mcclanes-son-in-die-hard-5/feed/ 4 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/edgar-wright-and-johnny-depp-teaming-for-the-night-stalker/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/edgar-wright-and-johnny-depp-teaming-for-the-night-stalker/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:06:47 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=55529 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/edgar-wright-and-johnny-depp-teaming-for-the-night-stalker/feed/ 7 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/fassbender-set-to-star-in-cormac-mccarthys-the-counselor-for-ridley-scott/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/fassbender-set-to-star-in-cormac-mccarthys-the-counselor-for-ridley-scott/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:32:50 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=55455 The Counselor with a script from Cormac McCarthy ("The Road").]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/fassbender-set-to-star-in-cormac-mccarthys-the-counselor-for-ridley-scott/feed/ 1 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/gael-garcia-bernal-to-play-zorro-in-futuristic-zorro-reborn-reboot/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/gael-garcia-bernal-to-play-zorro-in-futuristic-zorro-reborn-reboot/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:50:14 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=54600 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/gael-garcia-bernal-to-play-zorro-in-futuristic-zorro-reborn-reboot/feed/ 3 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/russell-crowe-wanted-for-aronofskys-noah-and-robocop/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/russell-crowe-wanted-for-aronofskys-noah-and-robocop/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:39:51 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=53925 Noah and MGM's remake of RoboCop. Those two appear to be competing with one another, but wait... there's a third film as well.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/russell-crowe-wanted-for-aronofskys-noah-and-robocop/feed/ 8 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/charlie-kaufmans-frank-francis-adds-kate-winslet-elizabeth-banks-paul-reubens/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/charlie-kaufmans-frank-francis-adds-kate-winslet-elizabeth-banks-paul-reubens/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:11:16 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=53696 Frank or Francis just may see the light of day as the scathing Hollywood satire has beefed up its cast of late including the additions of Catherine Keener, Kate Winslet, Elizabeth Banks and Paul Reubens.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/charlie-kaufmans-frank-francis-adds-kate-winslet-elizabeth-banks-paul-reubens/feed/ 2 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/kurylenko-riseborough-join-tom-cruise-oblivion/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/kurylenko-riseborough-join-tom-cruise-oblivion/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:11:10 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=53250 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/kurylenko-riseborough-join-tom-cruise-oblivion/feed/ 0 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/bigelows-bin-laden-pic-adds-edgerton-chastain-strong-ramirez/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/bigelows-bin-laden-pic-adds-edgerton-chastain-strong-ramirez/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:12:26 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=52452 Hurt Locker follow-up, Kill Bin Laden, which revolves around the Navy SEAL team that tracked and eventually killed Osama bin Laden.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/bigelows-bin-laden-pic-adds-edgerton-chastain-strong-ramirez/feed/ 3 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/benedict-cumberbatch-signs-villain-star-trek-2/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/benedict-cumberbatch-signs-villain-star-trek-2/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:14:18 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=52357 Star Trek 2 villain before he voices the evil dragon in The Hobbit.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/benedict-cumberbatch-signs-villain-star-trek-2/feed/ 5 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/edgar-ramirez-contender-star-trek-2s-lead-villain/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/edgar-ramirez-contender-star-trek-2s-lead-villain/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:13:29 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=51242 Star Trek 2 with an actor of Latin descent as Edgar Ramirez is now tipped to be the front runner.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/edgar-ramirez-contender-star-trek-2s-lead-villain/feed/ 4 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/tom-cruise-all-you-kill/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/tom-cruise-all-you-kill/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:31:09 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=50913 Mission: Impossible 4 releasing in just over two weeks, three films on the horizon and now a fourth as he has signed on to star in All You Need is Kill for Doug Liman and Warner Bros.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/tom-cruise-all-you-kill/feed/ 6 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/alice-eve-joins-j-j-abrams-star-trek-2-playing-yeoman-janice-rand/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/alice-eve-joins-j-j-abrams-star-trek-2-playing-yeoman-janice-rand/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:58:25 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=50837 Star Trek 2 and while the report says she may be playing a character new to the "Star Trek" canon I can't help but feel she'll make a perfect Yeoman Janice Rand.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/alice-eve-joins-j-j-abrams-star-trek-2-playing-yeoman-janice-rand/feed/ 3 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/amy-adams-poised-star-clint-eastwood-trouble-curve/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/amy-adams-poised-star-clint-eastwood-trouble-curve/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:25:41 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=50223 Trouble with the Curve.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/amy-adams-poised-star-clint-eastwood-trouble-curve/feed/ 4 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/sacha-baron-cohen-joins-quentin-tarantinos-django-unchained/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/sacha-baron-cohen-joins-quentin-tarantinos-django-unchained/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:02:56 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=49976 Django Unchained in one of the few remaining pivotal roles.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/sacha-baron-cohen-joins-quentin-tarantinos-django-unchained/feed/ 8 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/bond-23-set-photos-skyfall-blofeld-talk-mccrory-rapace-confirmed/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/bond-23-set-photos-skyfall-blofeld-talk-mccrory-rapace-confirmed/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:56:45 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=49676 The Dark Knight Rises set pictures have been swarming the Internet it's perhaps now Bond's turn as images from the set of Skyfall have already arrived with news of more casting as well as more talk of Blofeld.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/bond-23-set-photos-skyfall-blofeld-talk-mccrory-rapace-confirmed/feed/ 7 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/andy-serkis-closes-figure-deal-rise-planet-apes-sequel/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/andy-serkis-closes-figure-deal-rise-planet-apes-sequel/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:05:19 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=49465 Rise of the Planet of the Apes to sign on for the sequel as not even James Franco or Freida Pinto are locked in.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/andy-serkis-closes-figure-deal-rise-planet-apes-sequel/feed/ 2 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/joel-edgerton-rumored-300-sequel-soderberghs-u-n-c-l-e/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/joel-edgerton-rumored-300-sequel-soderberghs-u-n-c-l-e/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:15:51 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=49454 The Thing and Warrior already this year and has much bigger projects on the horizon, but new rumors have him set for roles that would see his star rise to even greater heights.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/joel-edgerton-rumored-300-sequel-soderberghs-u-n-c-l-e/feed/ 0 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/rza-joins-tarantinos-django-unchained/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/rza-joins-tarantinos-django-unchained/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:50:55 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=49448 Django Unchained, adding one more recognizable name to the already impressive cast.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/rza-joins-tarantinos-django-unchained/feed/ 0 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/terrence-malick-lines-films-bale-blanchett-gosling-mara/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/terrence-malick-lines-films-bale-blanchett-gosling-mara/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:38:53 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=49320 The Tree of Life hit theaters this year and has The Burial already in post-production, but he has now lined up two films to shoot back-to-back in 2012 with the likes of Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Ryan Gosling and Rooney Mara involved.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/terrence-malick-lines-films-bale-blanchett-gosling-mara/feed/ 3 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/lapaglia-gordon-levitt-play-australian-brothers-tarantinos-django-unchained/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/lapaglia-gordon-levitt-play-australian-brothers-tarantinos-django-unchained/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:58:00 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=49225 Django Unchained continues to grow as "Without a Trace" star Anthony LaPaglia has now joined up and Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been confirmed.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/lapaglia-gordon-levitt-play-australian-brothers-tarantinos-django-unchained/feed/ 4