A romantic drama directed by Terrence Malick is reshaping its cast with Ben Affleck replacing Christian Bale, to join the previously announced actors Javier Bardem (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) and Rachel McAdams (Sherlock Holmes). Rachel Weisz (The Lovely Bones) is also joining.
The title of the film is unknown and Affleck’s affiliation was confirmed, according to entertainment news website The Wrap, when spotted with wife Jennifer Garner on holiday in Oklahoma purchasing fishing gear to research a new role – conceivably the role in this film. Production is slated to begin in October in Oklahoma.
Malick’s highly-anticipated The Tree of Life, starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn and set in the 1950s, will be released in November. Directing regularly again, there was a 20-year gap between his acclaimed Days of Heaven in 1978 with Richard Gere and 1998′s The Thin Red Line starring Sean Penn.
Following up Affleck’s 2007 directorial debut Gone Baby Gone, his new film, The Town, stars Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm and himself. It will be world premiered at the Toronto film fest in September.
McAdams co-stars in Morning Glory with Harrison Ford this November and Weisz is currently shooting Jim Sheridan’s Dream House with Daniel Craig and Naomi Watts. Bardem can be seen next in Eat Pray Love and Biutiful.
Rachel Weisz isn’t “noble” in any way, so would never die for her job.
The actress plays Hypatia in her movie Agora, which was recently released in America. The film is a historical drama set in Egypt, and Rachel’s character was interested in learning about astronomy and mathematics.
The actress was attracted to the part because it is so different to what she’s done before. “It seemed very unusual and daring and out of my comfort zone, so I thought, why not?” she explained. “She’s willing to die for what she believes in, which I’m not – at all. I’m not noble in any way. The way I figured out I could identify with her is that I’m very, very, very passionate about my work, and so is she. But I also managed to have a relationship and be a mum. I don’t think she had those options open to her.”
Rachel prides herself on being down to earth, and not allowing her job to dictate how she lives her life. She is engaged to filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, and they have four-year-old son Henry together.
The star makes sure she spends as much time as possible with her family – they travelled with her when she shot Agora in Malta. Rachel rejects other star’s claims that it’s impossible to have a private life when you’re famous, saying she manages just fine.
“It’s all a load of rubbish,” she told the USA Today newspaper. “There’s a few people on the planet for whom it is an issue, but people are not going to attack you. They’re respectful.”
Rachel Weisz arrives with designer Jason Wu at the 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards held at New York City’s Alice Tully Hall on Monday (June 7).
The 40-year-old actress wore Jason Wu, of course, to the celebration of American fashion and accessory designers. Jason took home the award for Womenswear at the show!
Rachel’s new movie, Agora, recently opened in L.A.
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Agora star Rachel Weisz said she isn’t very good at ‘homemaking’ and winds her fiance up with her untidiness.
The 40-year-old actress is engaged to director Darren Aronofsky, with whom she has a four-year-old son, Henry, and admitted she has never been very good at keeping her house tidy.
According to UK newspaper Daily Express, she said: ‘I’m incredibly messy, which drives Darren mad. There’s always stuff lying around my room everywhere. I try to organise the flat and buy furniture and keep it clean but I’m not very good at it.’
She added: ‘I don’t have a good homemaking instinct. I’m working hard on it – especially now I’m a mum. It’s getting a little better but it’s just not me, to be honest.’
Rachel Weisz says Hollywood has become a “totally different place” in the past few years.
The 40-year-old actress can’t believe how much the movie industry has transformed since the rise of romantic comedies at the turn of the decade. As a dramatic actress, Rachel struggles to find roles in the current climate, and has no idea if things will ever improve.
“Hollywood has changed. It has become a totally different place,” she said. “No one is making dramas anymore and unfortunately, it has really affected the independent market. Read more… »
Rachel Weisz has revealed that she accepted her role in The Brothers Bloom because she was attracted to her character’s quirkiness.
The actress, who won an Academy Award in 2005 for her performance in The Constant Gardener, said that she also found the rom-com appealing due to its “light” subject matter.
Speaking to Empire, Weisz said: “I just got into a mindset where, for a short time, I turned down all the drama I was offered, the stuff I’d usually do. I wanted to do something light, then this script came along and it seemed very original.
“It was a fun female character, too. It wasn’t just a romantic comedy. She was kooky and weird and surreal.”
Actress Rachel Weisz is already feeling the huge responsibility of playing Jacqueline Kennedy in husband Darren Aronofsky’s new film – because she’s a Brit portraying an American icon.
The Mummy star will be play the role of Jackie and the film will portray Jackie’s life and how she coped with her husband president John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963.
Despite being eager to start shooting for the film, she can’t help being a little anxious as to whether the American audience will accept a Brit actor playing the role of an American icon that everyone loved so much.
“It’s a recent project so the script is being developed and it’s a great script. I will have to start to do some reading,” The Daily Express quoted her as saying.
“Jackie Kennedy is American royalty and a 20th century icon, so it’s extremely scary, daunting, challenging and a huge responsibility. I don’t know exactly how I will play her yet because I haven’t started really working on it, but of course it’s a big responsibility,” she added.
British actress Rachel Weisz has signed on to play the coveted lead role of Jackie Kennedy in the upcoming film entitled simply, Jackie. Weisz will be teaming with fiancé, Darren Aronfsky to make the film, which is based on a screenplay written by Noah Oppenheim. Oppenheim is a writer and television producer and also the supervising producer for the Today Show.
Jackie – About the Film
The film Jackie is said to focus on the life of Jackie Kennedy during the four days between JFK’s assassination and his burial. This is the period of time when the grace and composure of First Lady, and young mother, Jackie Kennedy captured the heart of the world. The film is in preproduction in Hollywood and there is no word yet as to who will be costarring with Weisz in the film. Jackie is already getting a lot of buzz. Read more… »
