For nearly three years, Movieline’s Verge feature has introduced you to the likes of Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Armie Hammer, Emma Stone, Chris Hemsworth and dozens of other bright young screen talents on their ways to the big time. 2011 was no exception, so wind down the year with a look back at — and a word with — a few major new players you’ll be seeing plenty of in the future.
AGE: 19
THEN: Fought off alien invaders in South London in the cult favorite Attack the Block
NOW: Leading the Spike Lee/Mike Tyson/John Ridley HBO series Da Brick
ON COMING TO HOLLYWOOD “McDonald’s is a big highlight for me. [… Y]ou do things differently. Seriously. I mean, I asked for a burger and they give me a tank. It’s like, ‘Wow, you guys eat!’ I really respect that. We don’t have the little thing where you can refill your drinks. We don’t have that! So yeah, it’s been fun. Seeing the history, seeing the Hollywood sign. I’ve been on Sunset. I went to the Griddle Cafe. Oh, man. I had an Oreo pancake. It was heavenly. I don’t want to go back now, just because of that pancake.”
AGE: 15
THEN: Made film debut in J.J. Abrams’s Super 8
NOW: Will appear as the former Twain hero in upcoming Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
ON THE SPIELBERG FACTOR: OK, I have to tell you. The first time Riley [Griffiths] and I were doing a scene, and [Steven Spielberg] came in, I didn’t know if Riley saw him, but I did. I was like, ‘Dude!” He was like, ‘Yeah, I see him!’ It was so funny because during this scene we were trying not to break character because he was there but we really…
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Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: Big-screen Fall Guy reboot gains speed… An evangelical Christian blockbuster is en route to a reboot… A Verge favorite lands a new role… Guess who’s getting the porn treatment… and more.
· Some mornings I feel like I just can’t do this any more — not because there’s anything inherently disaffecting or terrible about news that Bill Paxton (yes, that Bill Paxton) is rumored to be in discussions to direct a movie reboot of the TV show Kung Fu, but because, like, I don’t know. Is this interesting? I mean, I think so? I can’t tell. Someone persuade me to look forward to hearing more about this or Sunlight Jr. or Untitled Werewolf Thriller, please, or just put me down like one of those ruined carriage horses at the end of its run. Either/or, whatever works. [Deadline]
· Ah, here’s another one: “Martin Campbell Eyeing The Fall Guy,” a report that the man who brought you Green Lantern may pair with the writers of Thor and X-Men: First Class to revive the ’80s stuntman-cum-bounty hunter TV show. Whatever. [Deadline]
· Or how about this: “Left Behind, the faith-based, action-packed book and movie series about the End Times, is getting a film reboot.” This one will apparently have a more of a disaster edge; the producers are presently on the lookout for a director, and/or a beating. [THR]
· Erstwhile Verge designee Corey Stoll — who broke into the big-time big-screen ranks this year as Ernest Hemingway in Midnight in Paris — will be back at the movies in…
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The sunny Hamptons International Film Festival played host to veteran stars and up-and-comers alike over the weekend, from Matthew Broderick and Alec Baldwin (who shared an eventful onstage chat at the fest) to Susan Sarandon, Alexander Skarsgard, and youngsters Emily Browning, Anton Yelchin, and former Verge designee Ezra Miller. Hit the jump for Movieline’s red carpet gallery from the fest.
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