Showing posts with label Armie Hammer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Armie Hammer. Show all posts

Friday, March 18, 2011

Leo and Armie Lock Lips for Hoover

And it’s a wrap.

According to E! Online’s Marc Malkin and Brett Malec, Leonardo DiCaprio and Armie Hammer have filmed their kissing scene for the upcoming Clint Eastwood–directed biopic J. Edgar.

According to a source, the scene between the two actors is hot. DiCaprio is starring in the film as late FBI boss J. Edgar Hoover, while The Social Network’s Hammer plays his protégé and rumored lover Clyde Tolson.

"[They did] more [takes] than Clint normally does," the source said. "They wanted to make it right ... It's a more involved scene than just the kissing ... It was so sexy."

Before production began, it was rumored the film had been stripped of its gay content. But screenwriter Dustin Lance Black told AfterElton.com: "To think that somehow you’re going to a make a movie about somebody like J. Edgar and you’re not going to learn what’s in his heart, that’s just not going to happen in a script that I write. It’s unfounded [the idea that the movie is being de-gayed.]"

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Mad Men's Jon Hamm as the Next Superman?

Don Draper: Man of Steel?

Don't count on it. Speaking to MTV on the red carpet of the Golden Globe awards, Hamm said, "I think that's a young man's game. I think I've been aged out of that one."

Sorry, fan base.

Last fall, as rumors about casting for the next Superman film reboot began to heat up, fans began to clamor for 'Mad Men' star Jon Hamm to take on the role. After all, he had the handsome, rugged good looks, as well as the air of mystery necessary to play the secretive Clark Kent.

Then, when 'The Social Network' star Arnie Hammer said that he heard the studio was looking to cast an actor age 35-40 for the role, speculation hit a fevered pitch. Even Hamm himself played into it, saying, "If the powers that be are thinking that, I'd like them to get in touch with me. Maybe we can discuss it."

But while Hamm worked with 'Superman' director Zack Snyder on the upcoming 'Suckerpunch,' he won't be donning the blue and red tights.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

New Release Tuesday!

Here's a list of what's new today on Blu-Ray, CD and DVD including: "The Social Network" starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer and Brenda Song.

MOVIES
Alpha and Omega (B)
Dances with Wolves: 20th Anniversary Edition (B)
The Endless Summer (B)
The Freebie
Heartbreaker
The Long Kiss Goodnight (B)
One Upon a Time in America (B)
Piranha 3D (B)
Raging Bull: 30th Anniversary Edition (B)
Rob Roy (B)
Robinson Crusoe on Mars (B)
The Social Network (B)

MUSIC
British Sea Power - Valhaila Dancehall
Cage the Elephant - Thank You Happy Birthday
Cake - Showroom of Compassion
Steel Magnolia - Steel Magnolia
Wire - Red Barked Tree

TV SHOWS
Adam 12 - Volume 1
All in the Family - 8th Season
The Bullwinkle Show - Complete Series: 100% Complete Bull
Criss Angel Mindfreak - 6th Season
Doctor Who - Stories #44 & 111
Dragnet - 1968: Volume 1
ER - 14th Season
Greek - Chapter 5: 3rd Season
Hot in Cleveland - 1st Season
The Real Housewives of New Jersey - 2nd Season
The Real Housewives of Orange County - 3rd Season
Rules of Engagement - 4th Season
Skins - Volume 4
Soridid Lives: The Series - Complete Series (B)
Spin City - Volume 1
The Top Chef - 7th Season
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - Season 4, Volume 2

(B) = Available on Blu-Ray

Friday, December 10, 2010

“The Social Network” Star Armie Hammer to Play J. Edgar Hoover’s Alleged Lover in New Biopioc

Playing the Winklevoss twins to great acclaim in the hit movie The Social Network has elevated actor Armie Hammer from rising star to full-fledged stardom.

The latest proof is this: Entertainment Weekly reports that the 24-year-old actor is in talks to join Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio’s upcoming J. Edgar Hoover biopic, which will now be called J. Edgar.

The screenplay is being written by Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black (Milk).

Hammer would play lawyer-turned-FBI-official — and, some say, Hoover’s lover — Clyde Tolson. Though the pair didn’t always agree on political tactics, Tolson remained a loyal friend and advisor to Hoover.

Two years ago, Hammer’s biggest role had been that of evangelist Billy Graham in the film Billy – The Early Years. And yes, he is the great-grandson of U.S. business tycoon Armand Hammer and never considered changing his name.

“I’m proud of my family name,” he said in a 2008 interview. “The only time it only hurt was in junior high school when the nicknames started. I also get a lot of questions about baking soda.”