Colin Farrell is closing a deal to star in the long-gestating supernatural thriller "Solace" which Afonso Poyart ("Two Rabbits") is attached to direct. Farrell will play an FBI detective who seeks the help of a retired and reclusive doctor (Anthony Hopkins) to try and solve a series of grisly murders. The doctor was a genius at solving murders … [Read more...]
Colin Hansen won’t run in next BC election
September 21, 2012 by
Another veteran Liberal MLA is getting out of politics. Vancouver-Quilchena Liberal MLA Colin Hansen is not going to run in the provincial election next May. Hansen was first elected back in 1996. He has served as Health and Finance Minister, and was minister responsible for the 2010 Olympics. Hansen says he's proud to have served as a member … [Read more...]
Colin Farrell Is “Saving Mr. Banks”
June 17, 2012 by
Colin Farrell is in negotiations to join Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson in John Lee Hancock's "Saving Mr. Banks" at Disney Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter. Kelly Marcel's script deals with Walt Disney's 14 year courtship to persuade Australian author P.L. Travers to sell him the film rights to her book "Mary Poppins". Travers' book was highly … [Read more...]
Colin Firth Offered “Oldboy” Villain
November 13, 2011 by
Colin Firth ("The King's Speech") has been offered the main villain role in Spike Lee's "Oldboy" remake for Mandate Pictures says Twitchfilm. Chan-wook Park's original 2002 South Korean thriller followed a man seeking revenge against those who kept him in confinement for over 15 years. If he takes the role Firth will play Adrian, the villain who … [Read more...]
Colin Firth Becomes A “Railway Man”
September 11, 2011 by
Colin Firth has joined the cast of the film adaptation "The Railway Man" for Archer Street, Pictures in Paradise and Latitude Media says The Hollywood Reporter. The story is based on former British army officer Eric Lomax’s real-life best-selling account of his torture by the Japanese during the construction of the “death railway” during World War … [Read more...]
