Kate Winslet is apparently in the pipeline to play John Lennon’s mother.
The Titanic star is on a list of actresses director Sam Taylor-Wood is looking to approach for the part, according to The Daily Mail.
The film, called Nowhere Boy, will tell the story of the Beatle’s childhood, growing up with his mother and his aunt. The screenplay has been written by Matt Greenhalgh – who won a Bafta for Control, his biopic about Joy Division’s Ian Curtis – and is based on the book Imagine This: Growing Up With My Brother John Lennon by John’s sister Julia Baird.
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Category: Interviews/Articles
2008 Aug 29
Kate to play Lennon’s mother?
2008 Aug 25
“Titanic” couple reunited
Their epic love was giddy, passionate, unshakable – until the ship hit the iceberg and sank.
The stars of Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, share a far different love story in Revolutionary Road, playing a couple whose marriage comes undone as they seek meaning amid the stifling conformity of the 1950s.
Good pals in real life, DiCaprio and Winslet had some awkward moments in their love scenes: her husband, Revolutionary Road director Sam Mendes, was looking on and giving them pointers.
How weird was it?
Finding a new muse in Scarlett Johansson was a happy accident for filmmaker Woody Allen because he was planning to make movies with Brit Kate Winslet.
The revered director had cast Titanic star Winslet in Match Point, but the actress had to pull out to spend more time with her kids — so Allen turned to Johansson.
The odd couple has gone on to make three films together, including new movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
Allen says, “I had Kate Winslet right up to the last week in pre-production. Then she said she couldn’t do the picture because she had worked continually and had spent no time with her child.
“I forgave her and understood that completely but I didn’t know Scarlett from a hole in the wall. I thought she was too young; she was only 19 years old at the time.
“But I was in a hole and had to get someone fairly quickly. I knew Scarlett was a great actress and a beauty but I didn’t know if she was really what I had written. I hired her and became totally captivated by her.”
Allen admits the Lost In Translation star has become his latest muse, following in the footsteps of actresses and ex-lovers Diane Keaton and Mia Farrow.
He adds, “I would always call her, as I did with Diane and Mia for years. Mia was a wonderful actress and she never let me down. The same would be true with Scarlett.”
Source: contactmusic.com
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2008 Aug 06
Interview: Luc Jacquet on The Fox and the Child
Director Luc Jacquet came to prominence in 2005 with the Oscar winning documentary The March of the Penguins, a surprise hit which also won the Oscar for Best Documentary.
His latest film is called The Fox and the Child which is the charming story of the relationship between a young girl (Bertille Noël-Bruneau) and the wild fox she befriends. It is narrated by Kate Winslet.
I spoke to Luc recently about the film and you can listen to the interview here:
AUDIO LINKS:
Luc Jacquet on The Fox and The Child
You can also watch the trailer here:
VIDEO LINKS:
• The Fox and the Child: Trailer
The Fox and the Child opens in UK cinemas this Friday
Many thanks to Ambrose Heron for contacting us with this info!
Source: FILMdetail
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2008 Aug 01
Kate and Leo reunited
Kate Winslet could be heading for her sixth Oscar nomination with the first film she has made with husband Sam Mendes, which reunites the actress with her Titanic leading man Leonardo DiCaprio.
The two star as a Fifties couple in Revolutionary Road, based on Richard Yates’s literary classic.
Oscar contenders will be announced in January.
2008 Jul 16
New audio files
Kate with Edith Bowman from BBC Radio 1
AUDIO LINKS:
BBC Radio 1 Interview – December 14, 2006
Beth Winslet talks about Kate on BBC Radio 6 – July 7, 2008
Many thanks to heatren and Hern from the forums for sending those in! :D
2008 Jun 28
New scans added!
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