Dan Stevens, Ricky Gervais, dinosaurs and London are the stars of the Night at the Museum 3 trailer

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By Susanna Lazarus
Wednesday 30 July 2014 at 06:01PM



The action-packed footage also features familiar faces Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams and more...

The first trailer for Night at the Museum 3 has landed and there's a lot going on.
Let's start with the new additions – Dan Stevens, Ben Kingsley and Rebel Wilson – who all appear in the footage. Stevens has returned to his Downton roots, employing a plummy accent to play Sir Lancelot who defends the group from a giant dinosaur skeleton entombed in cavernous museum corridors.

Meanwhile, Wilson is the museum's bored security guard (with a dodgy cockney accent), while Kingsley appears as an Egyptian Pharaoh.


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Dan Stevens gallops onto the London set as Sir Lancelot in third installment of action franchise with Ben Stiller

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By Hanna Flint

January 30, 2014

From New York City's American Museum of Natural History to Washington DC's Smithsonian Institute, the Night At The Museum film franchise has now come to London.

And for the next few weeks, Ben Stiller and Robin Williams will be filming scenes at the British Museum, reprising their roles as former night watchman Larry and Theodore Roosevelt in the action blockbuster.

Which means a host of British historical figures will be thrown into the mix, including Dan Stevens as Sir Lancelot riding onto the set on his trusty steed.

The role is a significant one for Dan, who has yet to garner much box office success since leaving Downton Abbey.

He made the Amy Heckerling rom com Vamps with Krysten Ritter and Alicia Silverstone, which went straight to DVD, and the ill-fated Summer In February opposite Dominic Cooper and Emily Browning, that received just a 37% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Last year he did have a small role in the Wikileaks movie, The Fifth Estate, with Benedict Cumberbatch, but certainly the Night At The Museum will provide more opportunity for a break out performance.

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BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH: First Colorful Poster for Monty Python Comedy 'Absolutely Anything' by Alex Billington June 20, 2013 (FIRST SHOWINGS)

As the poster lists, Absolutely Anything stars Terry Jones, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin (all part of the original Monty Python) and Robin Williams as the voice of a talking dog. The sci-fi comedy is "not a Monty Python picture, but it certainly has that sensibility." The Pythons are voicing key roles as a group of aliens who endow an earthling (Benedict Cumberbatch) with the power to do "absolutely anything" to see what a mess he'll make of things — which is precisely what happens. There's also a talking dog named Dennis who seems to understand more about the mayhem that ensues than anyone else does. In addition to Cumberbatch, the cast includes Gemma Arterton in a key role. We're not sure of any set release plans yet.

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Forest Whitaker As 'The Butler' Could Be A Recipe For Success [Trailer] 23 May 2013 'The Butler' boasts a superb supporting cast including Robin Williams, John Cusack, Alan Rickman and Cuba Gooding Jr. (CONTACT MUSIC)

 In the mould as The King's Speech and The Iron Lady, the historical biopic is set for release on October 18th - just in time to be wafted under the nose of the Academy. As well as Whitaker returning to a leading role, 'The Butler' boasts one of the more spectacular casts of the year, including Robin Williams (Dwight Eisenhower), John Cusack (Richard Nixon), James Marsden (JFK), Liev Schreiber (Lydon B. Johnson), Alan Rickman (Reagan), Cuba Gooding Jr (Carter Wilson). David Oyelowo (Loius Gaines) and Oprah Winfrey (Gloria Gaines) are among the supporting cast though this one appears to be set up for Whitaker.

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Alan Rickman: The Butler - first trailer

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Alan Rickman has three new movies in 2013 (EXAMINER)

DECEMBER 15, 2012BY: PATRICIA TAUB

Gainesville viewers will have the opportunity to see three new Alan Rickman movies in 2013. Mr. Rickman is best know for his roles as professor Snape in the Harry Potter series.

Alan Rickman will play Lionel Shahbandar in the 1966 remake of the movie Gambit. The film will also feature Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz. The original movie starred Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine.

Also scheduled to be released next year is The Butler. This film tells the story of the man who served as butler for eight presidents in the White House. Mr. Rickman will be playing Ronald Reagan, while Jane Fonda will be his wife, Nancy. The film also stars Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower, and John Cusack as Richard Nixon.


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PHOTO: Oprah Lights One Up After Final Love Scene In “The Butler” (QUEERTV)

The Butler possesses one of the greatest casts ever assembled, hands down.

Let’s see, we’ve got Robin Williams as Dwight D. Eisenhower; Melissa Leo as Mamie Eisenhower; Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan; Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan; James Marsden as JFK; John Cusack as Tricky Dick Nixon; Liev Schreiber as Lyndon B. Johnson; True Blood‘s Nelsan Ellis (yes, children, Lafayette) as Martin Luther King, Jr; and rounding out the cast, Forest Whitaker, Vanessa Redgrave, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Alex Pettyfer, Cuba Gooding Jr, Terrence Howard and a little lady you may have heard of – Oprah Fucking Winfrey.


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The Butler, Starring Alan Rickman, Vanessa Redgrave and Liev Schreiber, Gets Weinstein Company Pick-Up NEWS By Broadway.com Staff September 24, 2012 - 3:45PM (BROADWAY.COM)

The Weinstein Company has acquired distribution rights for The Butler, the upcoming ensemble drama from Precious director Lee Daniels. The film  stars Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, Melissa Leo, James Marsden, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber and Robin Williams. No release date has been announced.

The Butler follows an African-American man (Whitaker) who served as a butler in the White House for more than thirty years, tending to eight Presidents. The all-star cast will play various public figures, including Schreiber as Lyndon B. Johnson, Rickman as Ronald Reagan and Williams as Dwight Eisenhower.

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Jane Fonda & Alan Rickman Are Spot-On As The Reagans In New Movie - Christina Austin (BUSINESS INSIDER)

No, you're not seeing things.

Jane Fonda and Alan Rickman do, in fact, bear a striking resemblance to Nancy and Ronald Reagan.
They're all dressed up as the President and former First Lady for the Lee Daniels-directed film "The Butler," coming out next year, according to E! News.

The film tells the story of a White House servant, played by Forest Whitaker, who served eight presidential familes over 30 years.


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Alan Rickman: Isaac rains out all-star flick Last Updated: 12:09 AM, August 30, 2012 (NEW YORK POST)

Shooting on the big-budget Lee Daniels-directed movie “The Butler” was shut down in New Orleans as Hurricane Isaac barreled down on the Gulf on Tuesday evening, Page Six can exclusively reveal.

Cast and crew of the film — including Daniels, Cuba Gooding Jr., Alan Rickman, Oprah Winfrey, Robin Williams, Lenny Kravitz, Melissa Leo, Forest Whitaker and producer Hilary Shor — were evacuated to safe locations until the storm passes.

“Evacuating Louisiana. Hurricane Isaac please be gentle! Everyone be safe!” co-star Alex Pettyfer posted on his Twitter feed on Monday.


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Minnie Driver: 'I was young and I fell for Matt Damon' (TELEGRAPH)

By Jessica Salter
12:25PM GMT 01 Mar 2012

We were taking a break from filming a really pivotal scene in Good Will Hunting, and Matt Damon and Gus Van Sant, the director, were having an intense chat about the script – they changed a lot of it as we went along and they often broke off to have serious discussions.

I think I'm laughing at Ben Affleck, who was just out of frame – he is a very funny guy. This scene was important; it is the moment where Skylar, my character, keeps asking Will Hunting, Matt's character, how he can do her organic chemistry paper in five seconds flat, when it takes her four weeks to figure it out. Matt had been at Harvard, and the idea for Good Will Hunting came out of a writing assignment – Will Hunting is a genius who is forced to see a therapist, played by Robin Williams, and study advanced mathematics with a renowned professor, played by Stellan Skarsgård, in order to avoid going to jail.

He and Ben developed the script purely so they could have a shot at being actors. At this point they were completely unknown, but I had left drama school at 21 and made Circle of Friends (1995), Big Night and Sleepers (both 1996) and Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), which was just out and quite a big hit, so I was on a bit of a roll.


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Monty Python gets back together for ‘Absolutely Anything’ (The Movies)

Posted in News by Darryn Bonthuys - January 27, 2012  

 

 

Can it be? The iconic group of legendary British actors, back together again for another Monty Python film? Well not exactly, but the famed comedians are joining forces again to star in a film directed by fellow member Terry Jones.

It’s called absoultely anything, and has been described as a Sci-Fi farce that combines live-action acting with CGI.According to Variety, the film is set to begin shooting later this year, with the Pythons voicing aliens who embew an earthling with the power to do “absolutely anything”.

Naturally, things go horribly awry, while Robin Williams voices a dog named Dennis that tries to make sense of the mess following the lead character.


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‘Twilight’ Opens as No. 1 Film With $139.5M

“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1,” the fourth movie in the teen vampire series, opened as the top weekend film in U.S. and Canadian theaters, collecting $139.5 million for Summit Entertainment LLC.

“Happy Feet Two,” an animated comedy from Time Warner Inc. (TWX)’s Warner Bros. studio, debuted in second place with $22 million, researcher Hollywood.com Box-Office said today in an e-mailed statement.

Sales for “Breaking Dawn” marked the second-best three-day opening for a “Twilight” movie, falling short of the $142.8 million debut for the second film, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” according to Hollywood.com. “Breaking Dawn Part 1,” made for about $110 million, was expected to have weekend sales of $148 million, the estimate of researcher Box Office Mojo.

The “Twilight” series is scheduled to end a year from now with “Breaking Dawn Part 2.” The first three movies in the series, based on the novels by Stephenie Meyer, have hadworldwide sales of $1.8 billion, according to Box Office Mojo.

The all-time record for a three-day opening is $169.2 million generated in July by the final “Harry Potter” movie, according to Hollywood.com.

In “Breaking Dawn Part I,” heroine Bella Swan, played byKristen Stewart, marries vampire Edward Cullen, portrayed by Robert Pattinson. She becomes pregnant and is targeted for death by werewolves. Taylor Lautner returns to the series to co-star as Jacob Black, whose unrequited love for Bella is tested by his commitment to his werewolf clan.

‘Happy Feet Two’

In “Happy Feet Two,” tap-dancing penguin Mumble is vexed by his son Erik’s lack of rhythm. The situation is worsens when Erik runs away and the penguin colony is isolated by shifting ice. The first film, “Happy Feet,” had global sales of $384.3 million. “Happy Feet Two” features the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon.

Among returning films, the action-adventure film“Immortals,” from Relativity Media LLC, dropped to third from first with $12.3 million in sales. In the film, a stone mason in ancient Greece gets help from the gods to battle a ruthless king set upon expanding his empire. The movie stars Henry Cavill,Freida Pinto and Mickey Rourke.

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To contact the reporter on this story: Michael White in Los Angeles at mwhite8@bloomberg.net

TV Guide Network airs BAFTA Awards Dec. 4, British Designer Showcase added

By April MacIntyre Nov 17, 2011, 8:04 GMT

05/02/2011 - Stella McCartney - "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art - Arrivals - The Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, NY, USA © Janet Mayer / PR Photos

TV Guide Network will exclusively telecast the BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards on Sunday, December 4 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. The broadcast will begin with a 30-minute Britannia Award red carpet special.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) has announced that it will add a British Designer Showcase to its 2011 Britannia Awards on Wednesday, November 30 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

High end British fashion designers will provide one outfit as well as accessories, jewelry and bags for the Britannia’s silent auction.

Designers include Vivienne Westwood, Stella McCartney, Mulberry, Temperly London, Jimmy Choo, Jenny Packham, Roksanda Ilincic, Dunhill, Stephen Webster, Anya Hindmarch, Ted Baker, Nicholas Kirkwood, Richard Nicoli, Thomas Wylde, Todd Lynn, Reiss, ATELIER SWAROVSKI by Holly Fulton, Stella & Jamie and Izmaylova.

Proceeds from the auction will support BAFTA Los Angeles’ ongoing education, scholarship, community outreach and archival projects.

“The film and television industries have long been synonymous with beauty and style, and fashion is an integral part of the movies on screen and off,” says Donald Haber, Executive Director of BAFTA Los Angeles. “We are delighted to have assembled, with help from our members collaborating with the fashion industry, an outstanding array of established and up-and-coming British designers to give our guests and members the chance to bid on their exquisite pieces, and in turn support our educational outreach programs.”

The Britannia Awards are BAFTA Los Angeles’ highest accolade, a celebration of achievements honoring individuals and companies that have dedicated their careers or corporate missions to advancing the entertainment arts.

The 2011 honorees are Warren Beatty (Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film), Helena Bonham Carter (Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year), John Lasseter (Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment), Ben Stiller (Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy), and David Yates (John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing).

This year’s presenters include Anne Hathaway, Robin Williams, Helen Mirren and Jason Isaacs. Emmy nominated and Tony winning actor Alan Cumming will serve as Master of Ceremonies.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles is the only Anglo-American professional organization founded to promote and advance original work in film, television and interactive media. Maintaining a long tradition of recognizing the finest filmmaking and television talent, BAFTA Los Angeles hosts a series of events, including the prestigious Britannia Awards, the Awards Season Film and Television Tea Parties in January and September and the annual Garden Party.

For more information on the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles, visit www.baftala.org


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Anne Hathaway, Robin Williams et al. to Present at BAFTA's Britannia Awards

 

By: Dan Bacalzo · Nov 7, 2011 · Los Angeles

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Anne Hathaway (© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Anne Hathaway, Jason Isaacs, Helen Mirren, and Robin Williams will be among the presenters at The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) 2011 Britannia Awards ceremony, to be held on Wednesday, November 30 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. As previously reported, Tony Award winner Alan Cumming will host the event, which will be broadcast on the TVGuide Network on December 4.
Honorees include Warren Beatty (Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film), Helena Bonham Carter (Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year), John Lasseter (Cubby Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment), Ben Stiller (Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy), and David Yates (John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing).