Matthew Macfadyen: EPIC poster and photos from the new movie

EPIC

Status: In Production

Logline: A comedy  about globalisation and nation-building, sex and art, money-laundering and love.

Synopsis: EPIC is a gentle black comedy about a confused, washed up British film director, Emil, who is invited by a nascent state to make a national Epic in an obscure Caucasus Republic ruled by an eccentric and corrupt dictator.

When down and out Academy award winning British film director Emil Miller receives an invitation to the Embassy of the Autonomous Republic of Karastan, little does he know that he will be embarking on one of the wildest journeys of his already diverse and colourful career.

Starring: Matthew MacFadyen (Anna Karenina,The Three Musketeers), Noah Taylor (Lawless, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life, Vanilla Sky), Myanna Buring (The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn 1+2, Kill List)

 http://www.stealthmediagroup.com/#/epic/4572982575

Matthew Macfadyen: Buring reunites with Macfadyen

MyAnna Buring has said it was like working with an "old friend" when she reunited with her Ripper Street co-star Matthew Macfadyen for the big screen.

The actress shot Epic, due out next year, with Matthew in Georgia, after filming BBC One drama Ripper Street together.

"It's been great, lovely," she said of working with Matthew on the movie, the story of an English filmmaker who is hired to direct a huge production in the Caucasus region of Europe.

"It's like working with an old mate the second time around so it's fun."

MyAnna, who attended the First Light Awards this week, to celebrate the next generation of British filmmakers, is about to start working on a second series of Ripper Street, which has been recommissioned despite complaints it was too violent.


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She looks just like Bella and Edward! First picture of half-human half-vampire Cullen child released ahead of Breaking Dawn 2 By SARAH FITZMAURICE (MAIL ON LINE)

Fans of the Twilight series have been eagerly awaiting the final installment with particular excitement surrounding just how Bella and Edward's child will look.

Now the first snaps of the half-human half-vampire daughter have been released, which will no-doubt send Twi-hards into a frenzy.

Kristen Stewart and her on and off screen beau Robert Pattinson have posed on the cover of Entertainment Weekly along with Mackenzie Foy, who takes on the role of Renesmee.

The 11-year-old actress, who looks remarkably like the two actors, is seen holding hands with Kristen, while Robert places a protective hand on her arm.

With her fiery auburn hair tumbling around her shoulders and pale luminous skin it is easy to believe Mackenzie is the couple's child.

The uncanny resemblance between Mackenzie and Kristen was not lost on the 22-year-old star.

 
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Box office: "Breaking Dawn" on track for $140 million opening

Actors Robert Pattinson (L), Kristen Stewart (C) and Taylor Lautner arrive for the British premiere of 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn' at Westfield in east London November 16, 2011.

Credit: Reuters/Toby Melville

By Brent Lang

Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:35pm EST

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Sensing that end is nigh for their favorite vampire romance franchise, members of Team Edward and Team Jacob will flock to the movie theaters this weekend to see "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1."
But will tween ticket-buyers turn out in enough force to propel the Summit sequel to record numbers?

It's unlikely, but even if the sequel falls short of those lofty marks, it still stands to sink its teeth into an awful lot of green. The first installment in the two-part finale is on pace to bank $140 million this weekend in 4,061 theaters.

Also opening wide this weekend: Warner Bros.' animated sequel "Happy Feet Two"; Fox Searchlight Oscar hopeful "The Descendants," meanwhile, will expand to 27 theaters Friday from the five it opened up with Wednesday.

"Breaking Dawn's" projections fall short of the $169 million all-time record set by "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" last summer, but should be roughly in line with the franchise's highest grossing opener, the $140 million posted by 2009's "New Moon."

The studio is feeling more conservative, projecting an opening weekend on the order of $125 million.

Summit did not release the number of theaters that plan to host midnight screenings, but studio executives told TheWrap that the movie may be a 12 a.m. record breaker.

It could easily surpass the $43.5 million benchmark set by "Deathly Hallows Part 2" in late night showings.

If Twi-hards are particularly eager to catch the latest entry in the vampire romance saga -- a gorier and sexier affair that includes a trip to the altar, a deflowering and a grisly demon child birth -- it may shatter the single day record of $92 million set by the bespectacled wizard.

"Those midnight showings are where they always excel, so they're almost certain to get the single day gross record," a rival studio executive told TheWrap. "The question is can they sustain it? Do they get all those girls out and then fall off a cliff."

Making those heady numbers all the loftier, Summit produced the tentpole film at a relatively modest budget.

After tax rebates, "Breaking Dawn - Part 1" cost the studio $110 million, much of it in cast salaries.

As TheWrap reported exclusively last spring, a prospectus given to potential investors revealed that "Breaking Dawn - Part 1" cost $127.5 million. According to those documents, Summit had only has $38.4 million at risk thanks to foreign pre-sales.

The bad news is that "Breaking Dawn - Part 1" will likely suck the blood out of the rest of the box office.

Box office watchers predict that "Happy Feet Two" will fall short of the $41.5 million opening enjoyed by the first film.

The dancing penguins sequel is predicted to rack up $30 million over the weekend in 3,606 locations, 2,800 of which are 3D compatible. The Warner Brothers film cost $140 million to produce.

Also feeling the "Twilight" burn will be last weekend's box office champion, "The Immortals." Relativity's sword and sandals epic should see its numbers fall over 50 percent to $17 million, if predictions prove right.

In addition to Arctic creatures and vampires, a decidedly human drama will enter the marketplace. Fox Searchlight's "The Descendants" opened Wednesday in five New York and Los Angeles theaters. It will expand to 11 markets, including Boston, San Francisco and Dallas, over the weekend, bringing its theater count to 27.

The critically adored film should rack up around $30,000. Starring George Clooney, the comedy-drama centers on a man trying to reconnect with his daughters while his wife lies in a coma. It marks writer and director Alexander Payne's first film behind the camera since 2004's "Sideways."

"It's a good story that people can really identify with and the performances are outstanding," Sheila DeLoach, Fox Searchlight's executive VP of distribution, told TheWrap. "We're really thrilled to see the reviews come in. That is a big plus to the film and helps its box office."

(Editing by Zorianna Kit)

Reuters

Robert Pattinson planned ‘Twilight’ premiere walk out to avoid sex scenes

 

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Robert Pattinson planned to walk out of the premiere of the latest “Twilight” movie on Monday so he wouldn’t have to sit through the film’s sex scenes.

The British actor joined his co-stars Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart to walk the black carpet at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles for the premiere of “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1.”
However, Pattinson told reporters he planned to leave the screening early to avoid embarrassment over the saucy scenes he filmed with Stewart.

When asked how he would react to first public showing of the footage, Pattinson told “Access Hollywood,” “I’ll probably have left.”

Fans of the vampire franchise began camping outside the venue last week to secure their spots for the big night, and the author of the books behind the movie series, Stephenie Meyer, showed her support by handing out signed copies of her Breaking Dawn novel to devotees ahead of the premiere.

Meyer revealed she was impressed by the friendliness of fans at the campsite, gushing, “They’re really kind to each other, which I love, and all very excited, and looking pretty good for having slept on the street.”

The stars of the film were also amazed by the devotion of the campers, with Lautner insisting he couldn’t bring himself to sleep on the street – not even for a meeting with his favorite football player, Tom Brady.

He says, “Honestly, no (I couldn’t do it). The closest thing I would do it for is for my favorite sports team or my favorite athlete. I would not camp out a week. Tom Brady – you’re not worth it. I’m sorry! I love you, though.”

SF Gate