Bertolucci to fete Bellochio at Venice

MILAN -- Two best of Italian cinema will get together the following month as Bernardo Bertolucci honours director Marco Bellochio the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement in the Venice Film Festival.The Sept. 9 ceremony will open using the screening of "Marco Bellochio, Venezia 2011" a 12-minute homage by filmmaker Pietro Marcello, then a screening of "Nel nome del padre" (Within the Title from the Father) the 1971 film re-edited and remixed for that event."I'm honored and moved because Bernardo Bertolucci will award me the Lion," stated Bellocchio inside a statement. "Despite the fact that we now have adopted different pathways, there's always been mutual interest and esteem between us. And affection."Bertolucci won the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement in 2007, the entire year it had been produced to commemorate 75 many years of cinema. He received the Golden Palm for lifetime achievement in the Cannes Film Festival in May.Bellochio, 72, makes over 30 films because the sixties. Credits include "China is Near," "Victory March," "Demon within the Flesh," "Fit to become Untied," "My Mother's Smile," "The Conviction," "Damaged Dreams," "Your Eyes, the Mouth," "Hello, Evening" "Vincere" and "Sorelle Mai." He's in pre-production on "Lacrime" (Tears).Venice runs August. 31 to Sept 10. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Splendent repping Kurosawa remake rights

Splendent Media has signed a multiyear deal to represent worldwide rights (outside Japan) to 69 titles from filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, including 19 screenplays that were never produced.Deal does not include the four Kurosawa-based projects already in various stages of development elsewhere, including The Weinstein Co.'s "Seven Samurai," as well as "High and Low," "Drunken Angel," and "Ikiru."Available pics do include 26 directed by Kurosawa -- "Rashomon," "Ran," "Yojimbo," "Dreams," "Kagemusha" to name a few -- plus 24 he wrote but did not direct, and the 19 screenplays that never lensed.Sakiko Yamada, principal of Splendent Media, announced the deal Monday with Hideyoshi Kato, execution committee president of rightsholder Akira Kurosawa 100 Project."We are thrilled and deeply honored to have been entrusted to represent this spectacular treasure trove of films and screenplays, and to help contemporary filmmakers introduce a new generation of moviegoers to these unforgettable stories," Yamada said.Los Angeles-based Splendent Media will serve as a sales agent but will also consider producing some titles. Yamada, who formed Splendent in 2010, is as an executive producer on the Al Pacino-directed feature "Wilde Salome," which premieres at this year's Venice Film Festival."In recent years, countless American and European filmmakers have expressed intense interest in remaking Kurosawa's films," Kato said. "To help streamline this process, we are extremely pleased to have found in Ms. Yamada a representative who possesses a deep passion for Kurosawa's work as well as strong connections to both the Japanese and U.S. entertainment industries."A complete list of titles and synopses can be found at www.splendentmedia.com. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

'Woman In Black' Photo: Daniel Radcliffe Scares Easily

Just in case you skipped the memo, Daniel Radcliffe's latest movie "The Lady In Black" will probably be frightening, and also the latest photo launched for that flick implies that audiences aren't the only ones afraid. Previous photos have proven Radcliffe's character Arthur Kipps searching a little nervous while travelling outdoors and then protecting themself having a hatchet, but this latest image shows Kipps at his most defenseless. Laying on the floor and searching irritatingly off in to the distance, Kipps appears like he or she is in some supernatural trouble. Maybe it's something related to that children's toy laying on the floor alongside him? When the trailer is any judge, Kipps certainly offers quite a bit on his plate within this movie. When MTV swept up with Radcliffe captured to talk concerning the flick, he shared he was glad "The Lady In Black" is really a departure from "Harry Potter." Additionally, it was a little of the challenge for Radcliffe to create, he stated, because he isn't keen on horror movies. If he's already speaking about being scared because of it, we certainly don't stand an opportunity. "It will likely be terrifying, and also at the exam screening they'd, apparently everyone was jumping from their seats afraid, and so i think it is simply likely to be a very, great movie," he revealed. "I am searching forward fully trailer being released, most probably several weeks down the road because I believe when individuals begin to see increasingly more, I believe the excitement about this continues to construct.Inch "The Lady in Black" hits theaters Feb 3, 2012. Have you been searching toward "The Lady in Black"? Inform us within the comments section below or on Twitter!

Luke Wilson gets 'Straight A's'

WilsonEXCLUSIVE: Luke Wilson is set to join the cast of Nu Image/Millennium Films dramedy "Straight A's."Anna Paquin and Ryan Phillippe were already slotted to star in the pic, as Variety first reported Tuesday. James Cox is helming from Dave Cole's script. Riley Thomas Stewart ("The Beaver") will play Phillippe's son.Pic follows a man who's been in and out of rehab for 10 years (Phillippe) and is haunted by the ghost of his dead mother pressing him to return home to the family he turned his back on years ago. He trots back to Shreveport, only to be faced with his brother's wife, who's still pining for him, her first love. Wilson will play Paquin's husband and Phillippe's brother.Scoot McNairy, John Pierce, Holly Wiersma and Rene Besson are producing. Avi Lerner, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson, John Thompson, Jamie Adamic and Lati Grobman exec produce.The casting marks the second actor from the HBO family to join the pic.Wilson can be seen in the upcoming HBO skein "Enlightened" with Laura Dern, and Paquin currently stars in HBO's "True Blood."He is repped by CAA and Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof and Fishman. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com

Brad Pitt To Star In Regency's 'The Gray Man'

BREAKING: Brad Pitt will star in the New Regency action movie The Gray Man. James Gray was set in January to direct the film, an adaptation ofMark Greaney's thriller novel. I'd heard Pitt's name back then, but the studio and actors reps denied the Moneyball star was doing it at the time. The question has always been timing, because Pitt and partner Angelina Jolie don't work at the same time. They usually rotate. Jolie directed In the Land of Blood and Honey, and now Pitt is starring in World War Z. Jolie has been seriously eyeing the Disney film Maleficent, but that picture needs a director. If she took her turn, then the timing of The Gray Man gets thrown off. If Pitt makes two movies in a row, he'll finish World War Z in late fall and The Gray Man will begin production in January or February. That's how it's looking now, because I'm told that Pitt has been locked down for that first-quarter 2012 slot. Script for The Gray Man was written by Adam Cozad, who also scripted the Jack Ryan franchise reboot for Paramount with Chris Pine and director Jack Bender. Targeted by a powerful multinational corporation, a former CIA operative-turned-ultimate assassin must fight his way across Europe and past special forces teams from around the world in order to save the life of his handler and the handler's family. New Regency's Navid McIlhargey is steering the film and Shine Pictures' Stephen Garrett is producing. Pitt's Plan B partner Dede Gardner has also come aboard to produce.

The Glades' Kiele Sanchez: It is time for Jim and Callie to Begin Again

Kiele Sanchez, The Glades Was Jim and Callie's beer date about the Glades a week ago the beginning of a brand new beginning?"Yes, certainly," Kiele Sanchez, who plays Callie, informs TVGuide.com. "I believe it is time to allow them to begin again. These were misconnecting and miscommunicating what it's they wanted. They were not on a single page whatsoever, however they're and i believe the thing is this week."May Be The Glades in your Watchlist? Add it as well as your other faves now and not miss an episodeSurprisingly, Callie - who continues to have yet to file for for divorce from Ray (Clayne Crawford) - appears to become the main one who's probably the most prepared to hit the totally reset button with Jim (Matt Passmore) on Sunday's episode (10/9c, A&E) once they hit the swamp after getting a vet's areas of the body inside a dead boar. As continues to be the situation the majority of the season, they begin bickering all over again regarding their status. But this fight finishes very in a different way after Callie suggests Jim may be the passion for her existence, as observed in this exclusive clip: "It's funny because Clifton [Collins, the creator] and that i shuttle about this. Whenever we spoken about this previously, he was like, 'Well, Jim's kinda just like a rebound.' I am like, 'What?!'" Sanchez states. "After I read such things as [her saying he or she is the passion for her existence], I am like, "Yes, I won!" I believe she's honest with what she states. It had been very hard on her to trust and believe and act about the feelings she was feeling - like this may be the individual for me personally.InchJust how did she finally achieve this time? With Jim's ex-girlfriend, Mike (Natalia Cigliuti), in Chicago, the 3rd wheel has run out of the image - Ray finding yourself in Witness Protection, notwithstanding. "His old girlfriend arrived to town! For me personally, I had been like, 'That's not awesome!'" Sanchez states. "It had been hurtful, however i think Callie needed to understand that she was dragging her ft for whatever reason with Ray, so she'd a submit making space for Mike to return and fill that for Jim. Rather than just being upset or hurt, she's seeing her part inside it now and it is prepared to begin again."Such as the think she'll be serving Ray with divorce papers at this time. Though Sanchez sympathizes with fans' eagerness within the dithering, the actress knows Callie's hesitation in smashing the news to her boy, Shaun (Uriah Shelton), whom she thinks just sights Jim like a friend from the family.Take a look at photos in the Glades"There's lots of guilt I believe moms for the reason that situation feel. In being careful of myself, am I truly being careful of my loved ones if this appears like my loved ones really wants to be together and I am the only person saying it will not work? Despite the fact that she's justified for the reason that Ray wasn't an excellent husband and father," Sanchez states. "And Shaun loves his father. He does not even put two and 2 together that there might be something romantic between his mother and Jim! ... I believe lots of boys for the reason that situation obtain a little Oedipal. They get protective from the mother. I'm not sure what is going to happen when he realizes."Sanchez, 33, is every bit at nighttime if this involves Jim and Callie's lengthy-term future. The show shot two different being for that season finale, which airs in 2 days. Inside it, Callie needs to come to a decision that may see whether she and Jim stay together or otherwise.InchThe option is within getting into the following chapter of her existence - is the fact that with Jim or perhaps is that inside a different direction?" Sanchez states. "I certainly have my preference - I am wishing for that happy ending - but it is Clifton's world and we are just residing in it! I wager I'm able to most likely discover before [it airs], however i most likely will watch and discover like everybody else."Watch another clip from Sunday's episode:

Marvel looks to create Physician Strange next Iron Guy

Marvel has began focusing on intends to make neurosurgeon-switched-super-wizard Physician Strange to their next large movie franchise.Thomas Donnell and Joshua Oppenheimer (Conan the Barbarian) have handed inside a script, and Marvel are extremely excited in what they have read they have already began shortlisting company directors.Following a flurry of effective films launched by Marvel in recent several weeks, most famously Captain America, most be questioning this make an effort to enhance among their more obscure figures.For individuals who've never heard about Physician Strange (he's just the large dad from the Marvel World) here's an array of his many, many talents..."Physician Strange may use miracle to attain almost any effect he desires, for example telepathy, energy blasts, teleportation, easy astral projection, the roll-out of materials, creating planet-wide protective shields, rebuilding themself from bodily destruction, or resurrecting the dead."Strange is capable of doing preventing and curing time on the planetary scale, sealing black holes, rebuilding galaxies, absorbing energy enough to subconsciously destroy any surrounding galaxies, growing to how big and merging with universal concepts, and assisted to funnel the mass from the entire Marvel World."So he's basically a super hero Swiss military knife then...