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Russell Crowe to Replace Brad Pitt

Russell Crowe to Replace Brad Pitt

Universal Pictures is trying to replace Brad Pitt in State of Play with American Gangster star Russell Crowe, according to Variety.

Just this past Wednesday, it was announced that Brad dropped out of the film because of disagreements about the shooting script.

We’ll find out early this week if Russell will take on the political thriller and/or if Universal will follow-through with a lawsuit against Brad for bailing.

Nov. 29 is the last possible date Universal has before they start to lose the other actors in the film (Edward Norton, Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams, Jason Bateman and Robin Wright Penn).

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Yeah! i’m doing the *Happy Dance* too :)

YEAH!!!! Brad and Angelina!!!!

This is going to be their life. The will move away from mainstream to more meaningful movies.

That’s a cool crowd of those who got nominated. Really good films too.

Congratulations for the nominations for AMH.

Passing Through @ 11/27/2007 at 11:19 am

733 ANGIE FAN : 11/27/2007 at 6:55 am
News

I find it strange that you are back trying to convince us here again. If you are the real deal why are you here. If what you say is true then why keep on about it instead of us waiting to see the truth. Oh yeah because you and your story is bullshit and you were outed yesterday as the fake you are.

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News is a big fat liar. Literally. If there were break-up rumors strong enough for the other 4 tabs to run with it concurrently, then US would do the same. That’s why you know everything the tabs print is fake…because they’re the only ones reporting at the time and claiming it’s an “EXCLUSIVE!” Bull. Shite. There is no such thing as an exclusive in HW. LOL! There are too many publicists for that. Everybody in that town knows everybody else’s business. That’s why you so rarely see actors outting each other. EVERYBODY’S got skeletons they’re hiding from the public, not the press, the public.

congrats to brad and plan b

I dont know what you mean, n.o.l.a.

Doing films that garner the respect and regard of your peers, such that you are nominated for, or win awards, is great.

BUT, B&A have a growing family! They love to travel, as they see it as an integral part of their kids’ education. They are committed to some major, macro-economic projects in more than one country. They have some massive commitments to charity. So they also naturally will remain mainstream players, where the big bucks are made.

Congrats to Angie and Brad…

passing through,donot let those things bother you,we have alot to be happy for today,lets make it a troll free day

Wow! Three nominations! That’s great news and propably the beginning of all :D
******
Congrats to all people who worked on A Mighty Heart! Cant stop smilling :)

Zach Braff was hysterical when he was pronouncing Angelina’s name.

842 piper, with a low : 11/27/2007 at 11:14 am

Plan B’s Year of the Dog was also nominated for a Screenplay award.

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WTG Brad!!!!!

So happy he is finally getting the recognition he deserves.

Thanks Piper for the information.

Happyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy News

congratssssss¡¡¡¡¡

AHM is great

Andrómeda @ 11/27/2007 at 11:28 am

Wonderful news!!!. Congratulations Angie!!!
I´m so happy.
JJ new thread please

think positive! @ 11/27/2007 at 11:29 am

842 piper, with a low : 11/27/2007 at 11:14 am

Plan B’s Year of the Dog was also nominated for a Screenplay award.
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Thanks piper!!! That is so great. Brad is thriving as a producer and Angie as an actress!!

I hope they’ll win some of them.

WOOT!!

Very Cool

Congratulations to Angelina, Brad, Plan B ,and The cast and Crew of A mighty Heart..
Just Fantastic…

Thanks to all who posted…

piper, with a low @ 11/27/2007 at 11:32 am

Although he wasn’t nominated for AMH, let’s give some ups to Irrfan Khan, for his best supporting acting nod for The Namesake.

Hiya BAMPZS Fans !!!!

Whoop! Three nominations :lol: :lol: And this is just the beginning!

Hello angel, CMAR, PT, yes ,jay, ntt, french, nola. anon, Lady G. tabitha, TP,piper, yes and everyone else who are here right now (((wave)))

This really is great news :-)

867 piper, with a low : 11/27/2007 at 11:32 am
Although he wasn’t nominated for AMH, let’s give some ups to Irrfan Khan, for his best supporting acting nod for The Namesake.

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Yes indeed. He’s a good actor.

guli

Hiya back :)

(((Hugs)))

I stayed up to find out if they got any nominations. I am so glad that I did.

piper —ITAWU Irrfan Khan was excellent in AMH so was the whole cast!

HURRAY FOR BEOWULF IT’S #1 MOVIE ALL OVER THE WORLD!!! Bring it on fans and thank you!

The complete list of nominations:

BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer)

“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Kilik

“I’m Not There”
Producers: Christine Vachon, John Sloss, John Goldwyn, James D. Stern

“Juno”
Producers: Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Mason Novick, Russell Smith

“A Mighty Heart”
Producers: Dede Gardner, Andrew Eaton, Brad Pitt

“Paranoid Park”
Producers: Neil Kopp, David Cress

BEST DIRECTOR

Todd Haynes, “I’m Not There”
Tamara Jenkins, “The Savages”
Jason Reitman, “Juno”
Julian Schnabel, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Gus Van Sant, “Paranoid Park”

BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)

“2 Days in Paris,” Director: Julie Delpy
Producers: Julie Delpy, Christophe Mazodier, Thierry Potok

“Great World of Sound,” Director: Craig Zobel
Producers: Melissa Palmer, David Gordon Green, Richard Wright, Craig Zobel

“The Lookout,” Director: Scott Frank
Producers: Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Laurence Mark, Walter Parkes

“Rocket Science,” Director: Jeffrey Blitz
Producers: Effie T. Brown, Sean Welch

“Vanaja,” Director: Rajnesh Domalpalli
Producer: Latha R. Domalapalli

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer)

“August Evening,” Writer/Director: Chris Eska
Producers: Connie Hill, Jason Wehling

“Owl and the Sparrow,” Writer/Director: Stephane Gauger
Producers: Nguyen Van Quan, Doan Nhat Nam,
Stephane Gauger

“The Pool,” Director: Chris Smith
Producer: Kate Noble
Writer: Chris Smith & Randy Russell

“Quiet City,” Director: Aaron Katz
Producers: Brendan McFadden, Ben Stambler
Writers: Aaron Katz, Erin Fisher, Cris Lankenau

“Shotgun Stories,” Writer/Director: Jeff Nichols
Producers: David Gordon Green, Lisa Muskat, Jeff Nichols

BEST SCREENPLAY

Ronald Harwood, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Tamara Jenkins, “The Savages”
Fred Parnes & Andrew Wagner, “Starting Out in the Evening”
Adrienne Shelly, “Waitress”
Mike White, “Year of the Dog”

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

Jeffrey Blitz, “Rocket Science”
Zoe Cassavetes, “Broken English”
Diablo Cody, “Juno”
Kelly Masterson, “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”
John Orloff, “A Mighty Heart”

BEST FEMALE LEAD

Angelina Jolie, “A Mighty Heart”
Sienna Miller, “Interview”
Ellen Page, “Juno”
Parker Posey, “Broken English”
Tang Wei, “Lust, Caution”

BEST MALE LEAD

Pedro Castaneda, “August Evening”
Don Cheadle, “Talk To Me”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Savages”
Frank Langella, “Starting Out in the Evening”
Tony Leung, “Lust, Caution”

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

Cate Blanchett, “I’m Not There”
Anna Kendrick, “Rocket Science”
Jennifer Jason Leigh, “Margot at the Wedding”
Tamara Podemski, “Four Sheets to the Wind”
Marisa Tomei, “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”

BEST SUPPORTING MALE

Chiwetel Ejiofor, “Talk To Me”
Marcus Carl Franklin, “I’m Not There”
Kene Holliday, “Great World of Sound”
Irrfan Khan, “The Namesake”
Steve Zahn, “Rescue Dawn”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Mott Hupfel, “The Savages”
Janusz Kaminski, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Milton Kam, “Vanaja”
Mihai Malaimare, Jr., “Youth Without Youth”
Rodrigo Prieto, “Lust, Caution”

BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director)

“Crazy Love,” Director: Dan Klores
“Lake of Fire,” Director: Tony Kaye
“Manufactured Landscapes,” Director: Jennifer Baichwal
“The Monastery,” Director: Pernille Rose Gronkjaer
“The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair,” Directors: Petra Epperlein & Michael Tucker

BEST FOREIGN FILM (Award given to the director)

“4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,” Director: Cristian Mungiu (Romania)
“The Band’s Visit,” Director: Eran Kolirin (Israel)
“Lady Chatterley,” Director: Pascale Ferran (France)
“Once,” Director: John Carney (Ireland)
“Persepolis,” Directors: Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi (France)

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
(Given to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)

“I’m Not There,” Director: Todd Haynes
Casting Director: Laura Rosenthal
Ensemble Cast: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Bruce Greenwood, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, Ben Whishaw

The latest coverage of the Spirit Awards, the Oscars, and more are available in indieWIRE’s Awards Watch section.

http://www.indiewire.com/biz/2007/11/awards_watch_im.html

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