It has been another day of mourning for the tragedy-plagued Kennedy family. The funeral for Mary Kennedy, the wife of Robert Kennedy Jr., was held Saturday in Bedford, N.Y. Kennedy died at age 52 on Wednesday of asphyxiation from hanging at her home in Mount Kisco, N.Y. In addition to the couple's children, others in attendance included Caroline Kennedy, Maria Shriver, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, John McEnroe and actress Glenn Close.The funeral followed a family struggle over burial rights pitting Kennedy Jr., the son of former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy,...
- 5/19/2012
- by Michelle Tauber
- PEOPLE.com
She's been away from big screen for a while, but now director Mimi Leder (The Peacemaker, Deep Impact, The Code, U.S. Attorney) is making her return. Deadline reports Leder has signed on to direct All Quiet on the Western Front, an adaptation of Enrique Remarque's Wwi trench warfare novel. It was adapted once before in 1930 and won Best Picture, but they're taking another crack at it. The script was written by Ian Stokell and Lesley Paterson. If all goes as planned, production will start in late 2012, likely in Europe, depending on financing. "We need a battlefield and an old village so we'll go where the financing takes us." The novel is about the intense and terrifying action of 1918 trench warfare that traumatizes a young and idealistic German soldier on the Western front. Leder goes on to explain her interest in this new version, being produced by Sliding Down ...
- 7/26/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
John Hillcoat's revived project The Wettest County in the World has Shia Labeouf and Tom Hardy set to appear when the film shoots later this year, and there is word that Mia Wasikowska might grab the main female role if her schedule permits. While we wait for that to be sorted out, here's word that Jason Clarke (The Fields, Public Enemies, Brotherhood) is in the picture as well. No word on his role, but with Mr. Hillcoat again directing from a script by Nick Cave (adapted from Matt Bondurant's book of the same name) it might not even matter. [Variety [1]] After the break, the president of SAG gets a role in Clint Eastwood's latest, and a Prom actor goes to The Spectacular Now. Clint Eastwood's film J. Edgar has Leonardo DiCaprio set to play the title role, Armie Hammer as his right-hand man Clyde Tolson, and Ed Westwick,...
- 1/25/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
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