August 2006 (Back to Index)
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'The Other Boleyn Girl' Update | |
| August 26, 2006 | ||
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'Romulus, My Father' Official Website | |
| August 25, 2006 | ||
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'Lucky You' Release Date | |
| August 9, 2006 | ||
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Happy 38th Birthday Eric! | |
| August 6, 2006 | ||
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Lucky You Official Website | |
'The Other Boleyn Girl' is Cast
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| Scarlett Johansson | The Other Boleyn Girl |
August 27, 2006
Source: Coming Soon.net
Provided By: Uxia
Scarlett Johanasson will join Natalie Portman and Eric Bana in 'The Other Boleyn Girl for director Justin Chadwick, says Variety.
The film, based on Philippa Gregory's historical novel, is being produced by Scott Rudin Productions, Ruby Films and BBC films .
The story centers on two ferociously ambitious sisters, Mary and Anne Boleyn, who were rivals for the bed and heart of King Henry VIII. Portman and Johansson will star as the sisters, with Bana playing the King.
Peter Morgan wrote the adaptation. Sony is distribution domestically, with Focus Features handling international distribution. Shooting starts this fall in London.
Romulus, My Father Official Website
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August 26, 2006
Source: RomulusMyFather.com.au
Provided By: Mona
'Romulus My Father' now has an official website!
The Cannes has also released a Press Booklet on the movie.
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| Eric Bana as Romulus with Franka Potente as Christina |
'A story...with the simplicity of myth and the force of tragedy...
I know of no other book where the love between father and son has been more beautifully expressed.'
Robert Manne, Australian Book Review
'Romulus, My Father' is based on Raimond Gaita's critically acclaimed memoir. It tells the story of Romulus, his beautiful wife, Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond. It is a story of impossible love that ultimately celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son.
'Romulus, My Father' stars Eric Bana as Romulus ('Munich', 'Troy', 'Chopper') Franka Potenta ('Run Lola Run', 'The Bourne Identity') as Christina and Marton Csokas ('Lord of the Rings') as Romulus' closest friend, Hora.
Central to 'Romulus, My Father' is the story of how a compassionate and honest man taught his son the meaning of living a decent life, triumphing over a new life in Australia scarred by profound tragedy. The young Raimond is ultimately saved from the downward spiral of the circumstances by the compassion and honesty of his father.
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| Eric Bana as Romulus |
Developed with director Richard Roxburgh over seven years, 'Romulus, My Father' has been adapted for the screen by poet and playwright, Nick Drake. It is both Richard and Nick's first feature film, and is produced by leading Australian production company, Arenafilm.
Director's Statement
I read the book Romulus, My Father eight years ago. I finished it in one sitting, and decided immediately that somehow I was going to make a film of it. I made enquiries about the rights the following day, and set the process in train. There were many phone calls (one from a satellite phone from the Namibian desert) to the writer, Raimond Gaita, in London. There were transatlantic fights to tell the writer of my ideas for the film.
The story of 'Romulus My Father' centers on a battered little migrant family and is set in the Victorian bush sometime after the second world war. It is a heartfelt story, a vast reservoir of pain, and at times humor. It is the tale of a boy, Rai, trying to balance a universe described by his deeply moral father, against the experience of heartbreaking absence and neglect from a depressive mother.
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| Eric Bana as Romulus with Kodi Smit-McPhee as Rai |
We follow Rai's journey through seemingly insuperable tragedy, including his mother's arrivals and departures, her infidelities, her descent into madness, and her relationship with her husband's friend which spills with horrible inevitability, into death. And then perhaps most tragic of all, the fall of Romulus Gaita, the father, the rock, into his own madness, which he at last manages to pull himself out of, seemingly by his own strength of character. All of this is witnessed through the eyes of the young Rai.
The singular thing about this story, given its tragic dimensions, its almost biblical reach, is how strangely uplifting it is. Somehow through the pain, there is not only a sense of possibility, but of promise, held in the relationship of that father and son.
The task was to find the right team, and also a worthy textual rendering of the biography to film. I hooked up with Robert Connolly and John Maynard three years ago. Their responses to the book showed that we were of like minds, and their energy and insight has been instrumental in moving the project forward.
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| Eric Bana as Romulus with Kodi Smit-McPhee as Rai |
We had an exhaustive hunt for the right person to adapt the story, and finally settled on an English poet (of Czech parentage), Nick Drake. From my first meeting with him he seemed to have a deep understanding of the material. He undertook the delicate task of adapting the complex biography to cinema.
We were determined that the film must, at all costs, avoid the trap of the "period drama". There were to be as few elements as possible of the set-in-aspic-migrant-period-story from the script onwards. This ensured that there would be no safety of distance, that somehow the story, in all of its dark and complex beauty, would be allowed to breathe with a contemporary immediacy.
In August of 2004 we sent the script to Eric Bana, who seemed the perfect incarnation of the character Romulus Gaita. He read the script and was deeply moved by it. Similarly, we approached Franka Potenta for the challenging role of Christina. I have always admired the deep honesty of her work, and she has brought an intensity to the role of Christina that reflects the beauty and sadness of the film. Her paring with Eric Bana is particularly exciting, and they lead a small ensemble of very fine actors.
Download the Cannes Press Booklet
Lucky You Release Date
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| In Character: Eric Bana as Huck Cheever |
August 25, 2006
Source: Dark Horizons.com
Written By: Garth Franklin
Provided By: Mona
'Lucky You' Release Date Changes This Week
Eric Bana lead gambling drama 'Lucky You' has been delayed five months and will now open March 16th 2007.
For future updates and news, keep an eye on the
Lucky You Website.
Happy 38th Birthday Eric!
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August 9, 2006
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Lucky You Official Website
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August 6, 2006
Provided By: Mona
'Lucky You' has an official website up and running!
Go the new website and watch the trailer!
Lucky You Website
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