Fox Searchlight

International Trailer Released For 2007 Smash Hit ‘Juno’

HollywoodChicago.com — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:07:03 -0700

Fox Searchlight released a second “Juno” trailer on Thursday. While the international trailer takes a different direction than the first, it still features front and center the talent in Diablo Cody’s script. I have uploaded the new trailer to YouTube and embedded it below.

The first trailer, which was released in Sept. 2007, can be seen below.

Part one of my interview with “Juno” star Ellen Page and Chicago-native screenwriter Diablo Cody can be read here. I posted on Sept. 14 that “Juno” would be one of the year’s best.

“Juno” screenwriter Diablo Cody.
Photo credit: WireImage.com
Indeed, it’s proving to be one of the year’s best and certainly one of the year’s top surprises. The film opens on Dec. 5 in limited theaters.

Ellen Page.
Photo credit: IMDb

Fox Atomic Plucks ‘Juno’ Writer Diablo Cody, Megan Fox For ‘Jennifer’s Body’

HollywoodChicago.com — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:46:22 -0600

Diablo Cody, the comedic writer behind “Juno,” and “Transformers” siren Megan Fox have both been plucked by Fox Atomic for a comedic supernatural thriller by the name of “Jennifer’s Body”.

Megan Fox (left) and Diablo Cody.
Fox photo courtesy of IMDb; Cody photo courtesy of Scott Walker
Fox Atomic bought the Cody piece last week with Fox in negotiations to star in the film. Chicago-native “Juno” producer Mason Novick, who is credited with discovering Cody, is on board to produce the film.

“Jennifer’s Body,” by the way, is a reference to a song by the band Hole. Cody’s a fan of that band. On Tuesday, Cody wrote the following on her blog in reaction to the news:

This is going to be fun. I wrote this script last summer and have been (bleep) obsessed with getting it made ever since.

Incidentally, Megan Fox is hotter than the Earth’s core. Now – Hollywood’s tiresome profusion of “girlfriend roles” be (bleep) – she’s going to literally get out there and destroy some (bleep) boys.

Scripts are a nice way to exorcise personal demons, I’d say.

Novick, who grew up in the Highland Park area of Chicago, has lived in Los Angeles for the past decade.

Cody, who is also originally from Chicago, moved early in 2007 from Minnesota to Los Angeles with her husband, Jonny Hunt, who she met on the Internet, according to an e-mail I received from him on Tuesday.

As for “Jennifer’s Body,” Hollywood Reporter adds some detail about the project.

The story, which is similar in tone to “Heathers” and “Beetlejuice,” follows a cheerleader with a perfect life. She becomes the girl from hell when she gets possessed and begins killing boys in a small town.

Her best friend must then find a way to stop her.

Fox Atomic is aiming to make the project before a possible writer’s strike. Peter Rice, who oversees both Fox Searchlight and Fox Atomic, brought [in] the project.

“Juno” is being released on Dec. 14 by Fox Searchlight. The division has high hopes for the movie.

“[Cody’s] upcoming film from our sister division, her relationship with Rice and the synergy we have with his team have given Fox Atomic a unique opportunity,” said Fox Atomic president of production Debbie Liebling, who will oversee with Jeff Arkuss.

2:42 p.m. update: I’ve corrected it above and also wanted to point it out to you here.

Shortly after this report went live, I received an e-mail from Cody’s husband, Jonny Hunt, stating that they now live in Los Angeles rather than Minnesota.

Comprehensive Film Release Schedule Through 2008

HollywoodChicago.com — Tue, 01 May 2007 17:37:00 -0600

Updated: 5/1/07 11:39 p.m.
I have compiled as many upcoming films from as many studios as possible as I can currently confirm through 2008.

Lions Gate Entertainment
“Away From Her”: May 4, 2007
“Delta Farce”: May 11, 2007
“Captivity”: May 18, 2007
“Bug”: May 25, 2007
“Hostel Part II”: June 8, 2007
“Fido”: June 15, 2007
“BRATZ”: Aug. 10, 2007
“Good Luck Chuck”: Aug. 24, 2007
“Ladron Que Roba Al Ladron”: Aug. 31, 2007
“Trade”: Sept. 7, 2007
“Earth”: Fall 2007
“War”: Sept. 14, 2007
“3:10 to Yuma”: Oct. 5, 2007
“The Eye”: Oct. 12, 2007
“Saw IV”: Oct. 26, 2007
“Foodfight!”: Nov. 16, 2007
“Thomas Kinkade Presents the Christmas Cottage”: Dec. 14, 2007
“Tenderness”: Fall 2007
“Why Did I Get Married”: Feb. 2008
“College”: March 14, 2008
“Borderland”: Coming
“Five Fingers”: Coming
“Forbidden Kingdom”: Coming
“A Jazz Man’s Blues”: Coming
“Right At Your Door”: Coming
“Teeth”: Coming
“Tulia”: Coming

New Line Cinema
“Hairspray”: July 20, 2007
“The Time Traveler’s Wife”: Shooting begins Aug. 2007
“Rush Hour 3”: Aug. 10, 2007
“Shoot ’Em Up”: Sept. 7, 2007
“Mr. Woodcock”: Sept. 21, 2007
“Rendition”: Oct. 12, 2007
“Martian Child”: Oct. 26, 2007
“Love in the Time of Cholera”: Nov. 16, 2007
“The Golden Compass”: Dec. 7, 2007
“Pride and Glory”: Jan. 4, 2008
“Semi-Pro”: Feb. 29, 2008
“Inkheart”: March 19, 2008
“Be Kind Rewind”: April 4, 2008
“Journey 3-D”: Aug. 8, 2008
“Ghosts of Girlfriend’s Past”: Coming

Warner Bros.
“Lucky You”: May 4, 2007
“Ocean’s Thirteen”: June 8, 2007
“Nancy Drew”: June 15, 2007
“License to Wed”: July 4, 2007
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”: July 13, 2007
“No Reservations”: July 27, 2007
“The Invasion”: Aug. 17, 2007
“Micahel Clayton”: Sept. 14, 2007
“The Brave One”: Sept. 28, 2007
“Trick ’R Treat”: Oct. 5, 2007
“Fred Claus”: Nov. 9, 2007
“I Am Legend”: Dec. 14, 2007

Paramount Pictures
“Shrek the Third”: May 18, 2007
“Transformers”: July 4, 2007
“Hot Rod”: Aug. 3, 2007
“Stardust”: Aug. 10, 2007
“Untitled Farrelly Bros. Project”: Oct. 5, 2007
“Stop Loss”: TBD
“Bee Movie”: Nov. 2, 2007
“Beowulf”: Nov. 16, 2007
“Things We Lost in the Fire”: Fall/Holiday 2007
“Sweeney Todd”: Dec. 21, 2007 (limited); Jan. 11, 2008 (wide)

Sony Pictures
“Spider-Man 3”: May 4, 2007
“Surf’s Up”: June 8, 2007
“Superbad”: Aug. 17, 2007

Warner Independent Pictures
“Introducing the Dwights”: July 4, 2007
“December Boys”: Sept. 14, 2007
“In The Valley of Elah”: Sept. 21, 2007
“Rails and Ties”: Dec. 21, 2007

Rogue Pictures
“The Strangers”: Summer 2007
“Balls of Fury”: Sept. 14, 2007

Focus Features
“Evening”: June 29, 2007
“Talk to Me”: July 13, 2007 (limited)

Fox Atomic
“28 Weeks Later”: May 11, 2007
“The Comebacks”: Aug. 24, 2007

Fox Searchlight
“Waitress”: May 2, 2007
“Once”: May 28, 2007
“Day Watch”: June 1, 2007
“Joshua”: July 6, 2007
“Sunshine”: Fall 2007

Black Diamond Pictures
“September Dawn”: June 22, 2007

MGM
“The Flying Scotsman”: May 4, 2007
“Home of the Brave”: May 11, 2006 (limited)
“Mr. Brooks”: June 1, 2007
“Rescue Dawn”: July 4, 2007

By ADAM FENDELMAN
Editor-in-Chief
HollywoodChicago.com
adam@hollywoodchicago.com

Critic’s Pick: Irish Indie Film ‘Once’ Begins 14-Day U.S. Tour

HollywoodChicago.com — Tue, 01 May 2007 16:50:13 -0600

CHICAGO – While full coverage with interviews will follow a Chicago press day on May 8, 2007, I stand by the Irish indie film “Once” now as a critic’s pick.

I was blown away. It could very well be the unsuspecting independent gem of the year.

Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová star in John Carney’s “Once” about a bewitching, street-singing “guy” who develops an unsuspecting connection with a “girl” dropping a dime in his guitar case.
Though few reporters showed up, the film screened in Chicago on May 1. It hits limited U.S. theaters on May 18. The soundtrack for the original music in this film can be found in stores on May 22.

Director John Carney and stars Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová are currently conducting a 14-day U.S. press day on these dates in these cities:

April 29: Boston
May 1: New York
May 2: Philadelphia
May 3: Washington, D.C.
May 4: Toronto
May 7: Detroit
May 8: Chicago
May 9: St. Louis
May 10: Memphis
May 11: Dallas
May 12: Austin
May 14: Phoenix
May 15: Los Angeles
May 16: San Diego
May 17: San Francisco
May 18: Seattle

This is a film you likely won’t hear much about but certainly don’t want to miss. Stay tuned for full coverage.

By ADAM FENDELMAN
Editor-in-Chief
HollywoodChicago.com
adam@hollywoodchicago.com