Serta Mazers Rose Byrne-Anna Faris Comedy Provided Yearly Sets U.K. Release

Simon Baker, Rafe Spall and Stephen Merchant also star inside the comedy from Studiocanal and Title. The companies today introduced a February 14, 2013 Uk release date for your Serta Mazer-scripted film of a youthful couple inside their newbie of marriage. Principal photography starts within the finish of April london. Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Kris Thykier are producers with Debra Hayward and Liza Chasin professional creating. This can be Mazer’s feature pointing debut he’s most broadly noted for working with Sacha Baron Cohen just like a author/producer dating back to the occasions of Da Ali G Show and through for the approaching The Dictator (through which Faris also stars). In the statement, Mazer mentioned: “I am absolutely thrilled to offer the opportunity to create my directorial debut according to such outstanding producers together with an excellent cast. I consider myself fortunate to positively function as weakest link inside the whole equation. I am foolish enough to produce a film where I am unable just like a director responsible the writer, and since the writer powerless blame the director. Whether or not this all fails we'll all have to assume it’s the producers’ fault.” Studiocanal is handling worldwide sales round the film.

Lorax Finds Green At The US Box Office

Project X parties in second placeIt would appear that Dr Seuss is still good for box office business as the latest 'toon based on his work, The Lorax, has just scored the biggest spring opening for an animated movie ever. The new Seussian film made $70.5 million in its opening weekend, handily trouncing the rest of the chart.Project X, for all its partying and madness, also scored a decent haul, making $20.5 million. Given its low budget, that should mean it'll make a profit. Make of that what you will. The two newcomers meant Navy SEAL action pic Act Of Valor was demoted to third place, adding $13.3 million to its total. Safe House was fourth with $7.2 million and Tyler Perry's Good Deeds fell to fifth and $7 million.Journey 2: The Mysterious Island sank to sixth place, earning $6.9 million, while The Vow was down a couple of places to seventh and $6.1 million. This Means War took eighth with $5.6 million, Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance was at ninth, taking in $4.7 million and The Artist snuck into the top 10 for the first time off the back of its Oscar haul. It notched up $3.9 million this weekend for a running total of $37 million.To wonder and blunder and worry and sway, to finagle and flimflam and have your own say with the charts, head on over to Box Office Mojo.

Simon Baker to 'Give it a Year'

BakerSimon Baker looks to own found his next project throughout his hiatus as "The Mentalist" star is positioned for your Working Title's "Provided yearly.InchRafe Spall was already attached and Serta Mazer is aboard to helm in the script he written.The story requires the comedy tests and struggles of some wedding couple in their newbie just like a couple.Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan are coming up with the project.No distributor originates aboard yet.Most broadly noted for his role on CBS' "The Mentalist," the ultimate film Baker was noticed in was Lionsgate's "Margin Call."He's repped by CAA and Untitled Entertainment. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com

Keck's Exclusives: Castle Stages Firefly Reunion

It's about time the women got to be part of the action on Spartacus: Vengeance, and we're not just talking about between the sheets. This season's female ex-slaves have become an integral part of the resistance movement. Mira in particular helped orchestrate the demolition of Capua's gladiator arena and has also proven to be fierce in the field. In one skirmish, she even took a flying leap and landed on a Roman guard, stabbing him repeatedly. Read More > Other Links From TVGuide.com Cynthia Addai-RobinsonEllen HollmanKatrina LawSpartacusLiam McIntyre

The brand new the new sony Classics Takes Worldwide Rights to West Of Memphis

The top-profile documentary directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Amy Berg (Deliver Us From Evil) first demonstrated within the recent Sundance Film Festival. Fran Walsh and Healing For Healing For Peter Jackson producedthe filmwith first-time producers Damien Echols (a subject in the film) and Lorri Davis. West Of Memphis concentrates on the completely new analysis all over the the 1993 killings of three 8-year-old boys within glasgow- West Memphis, Ark., that ultimately broke the problem open and introduced for the relieve the so-calledWest Memphis 3 — Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Junior. The film examines the problematic police analysis and unveils personal knowledge of Echols fight in order to save their very own existence from Dying Row. SPC talked about the sale with Jackson and Walsh’s manager, Ken Kamins, who also may serve as the film’s executive producer. The brand new the new sony Pictures Classics has formerly labored with Kamins on John Boorman’s The General.

Swedish helmer produced 'Safe' haven

Denzel Washington and director Daniel Espinosa around the group of Safe House. If director Daniel Espinosa had his way, Hollywood's studio culture would embrace a kinder, gentler method of filmmaking. Universal's "Safe House," the Swedish helmer's first American feature, which required in $40 million locally over the past weekend, had its share of bumps and snags throughout production, but Espinosa opposed pressure to deal with the issues by eliminating people. Reservations & Signings "I saw that many Americans' first knee-jerk response to conflict would be to fire somebody," he stated. "I do not do this. I do not fire people, and that i do not let individuals to get fired on my small sets." Espinosa originates from the ecu school, where most photos burn through much less gold coin compared to reported $80 million allocated to "Safe House," using its roster of title stars, brought by Denzel Washington. "In Sweden, when we fired somebody we wouldn't have the cash to employ anybody else," states the Chilean-born director. "Whenever you focus on more compact budgets, you need to get on. I attempt to produce much more of a household structure (around the set). Firing people leads to a very anxious place of work, which is not great for creativeness." By safeguarding his crew, Espinosa stated he could build the type of loyalty that saw "Safe House" through some pretty rough patches. "It's nice when you are shooting and also the producer states we have to shut lower now because we haven't any more income with this day, as well as your d.p. as well as your crew say, 'We'll get it done free of charge.A You already know you've won on them.Inch "Safe House" went through drastic changes before shooting. The film, where the capture of the rogue agent (Washington) sparks a series of internecine destruction inside the CIA, is placed and was shot in Cape Town -- but was initially scripted for Rio p Janeiro. "Four several weeks before we would start shooting in Rio, they'd uprisings and riots within the favelas," stated Espinosa. It had been nov 2010 and "we did not understand how much security we'd need therefore we could not visit.Inch The helmer and the team scouted other locations, including Hong Kong and Australia. They needed a location "with similar socioeconomic structure as Rio, with inadequate towns living across the street from the center and upper classes, a town that is one character within the movie." Shooting on the soundstage or using greenscreen wasn't a choice, Espinosa stated. "I said excitedly when we aren't able to find (shantytowns such as the) favelas, I'd rather not shoot there. I needed the town to affect my figures, which can't happen if you are inside a studio." Cape Town, using its teeming townships, demonstrated the perfect location. They used 35mm film for that 75-day shoot. Espinosa hopes to create more U.S. studio pictures, but younger crowd expects to carry on safeguarding his deck hands in the vagaries of producers. "I'll get fired before anybody else," he stated. "I actually do this because I really like the job and also the people Sometimes with. Worst-situation scenario: I'll return to Sweden and spend time with my pals." WME signed d.p. Guillaume Schiffman ("The Artist"), co-repping him with Salite Cymbler of France's Cinelite agency. WME also hired agent Carol Jeter, who leads to board d.p. John Bailey ("Large Miracle"), production designer Lilly Kilvert ("Grey Guy") and producer Ginger root Sledge ("Bernie"). Montana Artists signed first AD Serta "Laz" Lazarovits ("The Frozen Ground"), production designer Alan Bainee ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona"), d.p. Cameron Duncan ("Southland") and costume designer Kim Wilcox ("Nobody Walks"). Agency reserved co-producer Darren Demetre on Sofia Coppola's "The Jewelry Ring," UPM Buddy Enright on Mikael Hafstrom's "The Tomb," d.p. John Rutland on Eduardo Sanchez's "Is available," production designer Ough Eyres on Kazuaki Kiriya's "The Final Dark night," and editors Michelle Tesoro on HBO's "Luck" and Jonathan Schwartz on Showtime's "The Large C." Contact Peter Caranicas at peter.caranicas@variety.com

Mike Mendes Posts First Skyfall Blog

Opening notes on Bond 23Following Peter Jackson's fine Hobbit good good examples, Mike Mendes has chosen to write periodic video blogs as Skyfall all fits in place. The initial of those just turned up at official site 007.com.Except blogging is less than what is happening here: rather than Jackson's method of showing to-camera, this really seems being footage from the Mendes interview, very possibly being develop for just about any DVD documentary. The director talks about his personal link to Jason Bourne, the love in the films maturing and the way impressed he was with Casino Royale, with Daniel Craig's Bond particularly. He highlights that, despite like a British director, Skyfall is his first British movie, since the previous half dozen happen to be shot on American soil.Considerably, there's practically no Skyfall footage inside the brief 90-second clip, although there's a look at Craig coming around along with his Walther, as already noticed in the still released a few days ago. Otherwise it's Mendes within the monitors, Mendes getting a sizable camera lens, Mendes within an airport terminal terminal (shooting having a baggage slide slide carousel! Exclusive!) and Mendes outdoors Westminster Tube Station.But this can be clearly intended since the to start several "updates", plus an opening chapter only at that. So there has to be plenty more later on as Skyfallplummets towards its October 26 release date. Watch, as they say, this space.